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visual image

DEFINITIONS OF: visual image

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n a mental image that is similar to a visual perception

Synonyms:
visualisation, visualization
Type of:
image, mental image
an iconic mental representation

n a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system

Synonyms:
visual percept
Types:
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eye candy
visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding
field, field of view
the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
sight
an instance of visual perception
aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista
the visual percept of a region
field of regard, field of vision, visual field
all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment
background, ground
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
coast
the area within view
exposure
aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces
foreground
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
glimpse
a brief or incomplete view
middle distance
the part of a scene between the foreground and the background
side view
a view from the side of something
tableau
any dramatic scene
microscopic field
the areas that is visible through a microscope
operative field
the area that is open during surgery
Type of:
percept, perception, perceptual experience
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
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