depth perception
noun
: the ability to judge the distance of objects and the spatial relationship of objects at different distances
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This is accompanied by the dual-lens configuration, which enables real-time depth perception without requiring structured light or time-of-flight sensors.
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Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the ways this disorienting loss of depth perception is caused is by snow blindness during a blizzard, which can cause hallucinations.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 4 Sep. 2025
Your eyes will use that information to judge your own depth perception.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
The 24-year-old has no depth perception and struggles to judge distances — pouring a glass of water from a jug can be problematic.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the ways this disorienting loss of depth perception is caused is by snow blindness during a blizzard, which can cause hallucinations.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 4 Sep. 2025
Your eyes will use that information to judge your own depth perception.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
The 24-year-old has no depth perception and struggles to judge distances — pouring a glass of water from a jug can be problematic.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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“Depth perception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depth%20perception. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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