clear as crystal

Completely easy understood

Clear as crystal means perfectly transparent or easy to understand.

Crystal glass is prized for its flawless clarity, making this simile emphasize complete absence of ambiguity or obstruction: The instructions were clear as crystal.

Often used to confirm understanding or to describe something unmistakably evident.

obvious

evident

Clearly perceived or understood

self-evident · patent · indisputable · axiomatic · unquestionable · incontrovertible · beyond doubt · plain as day · transparent · glaring

lucid

intelligible

Capable of being understood

understandable · explicit · unambiguous · perspicuous · logical · rational · cogent · graspable · intuitive · plain

transparent

see-through

Allowing vision through

translucent · sparkling · gleaming · shimmering · brilliant · lustrous · bright · radiant · shining · lucent

pure

unadulterated

Completely unmixed, genuine

untainted · immaculate · unblemished · spotless · clean · fresh · unsullied · natural · unmixed · refined

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Opposites
clarity/comprehensibility

clear as crystalclear as mud

Ironically meaning very confusing

murky · opaque · confusing · incomprehensible · unintelligible

visual/physical transparency

clear as crystalopaque

Impassable to light

murky · cloudy · turbid · muddy · foggy

Family

clear, clearer, clearest, clearly, clearness, clearance, unclear, cleared, clearing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G