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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The princess spent time with personnel and their children, crouching to speak at eye level and trading stories about family life on a high-tempo base.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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
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 24 Oct. 2025.
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