eye level

noun

: a level that is as high as a person's eyes
He hung the picture at eye level.
The hook is just above eye level.

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Burnett’s stage was designed so that the audience was seated below the eye level of the performers, in a sunken pit, rather than above them, on risers. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Keep the screen slightly below eye level and tilted away 15–20 degrees. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025 That's when the other officer fired, missing both people, ultimately striking the wall at eye level about 10 inches away from the officer who was fighting the man, according to court documents. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025 On one Zodiac outing, a kingfisher sat on a branch just above eye level, scanning the water below for a meal, unperturbed by our presence. Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eye level

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“Eye level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20level. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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