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eyeline

eyeline

1 4.4
The line that shows where a person is looking
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪˌlaɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : línea de visión
  • To maintain realism in the scene, the actors' eyelines must align as they interact with each other.
  • eyeline match

Examples

  • Anna sees this and follows Big Stan's eyeline to Hawk.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • What we do have now is a witness appears who's tucked in a corner booth out of the guy's eyeline.

    Moonlight Mile (2002)

  • You know I know what your eyeline is with my face.

  • But I want to make sure that I use that this dark brown color to emphasize my eyeline or like my lash line.

  • KOONS steps inside the room toward the little boy and bends down on one knee to bring him even with the boy's eyeline.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • In photography, the composition should consider the subject's eyeline to create a balanced image.

  • The director emphasized the importance of maintaining a clear eyeline to capture the emotion in the scene.

Synonyms

line of sight
vseyeline
19 3.5

A straight view from your eye to an object with nothing blocking it

focuses more on viewing direction in visual media rather than geometric reach
sightline
vseyeline
  • Specialized
4 4.8

A clear view from a seat or position to what you are looking at

is about gaze direction itself not about obstruction or architectural context
line of vision
vseyeline
2 3.8

A straight path from your eyes along which you see

is used especially in film and photography to show gaze direction

Surface Forms

eyeline singular
eyelines plural

Morphology

eyeline = eye + line (transparent) = eye + line

Both components 'eye' and 'line' directly combine to mean an imaginary line or level at eye direction or height, which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Eyeline comes from the two simple words eye and line, meaning an imagined 'line' from your eye to what you are looking at. So an eyeline is the direction or imaginary line along which a person is looking.