hidden area
Concealed spatial region
A hidden area is a space not visible or accessible without special effort—a concealed room, an obscured section of a map, or an undiscovered part of a game level.
In video games especially, hidden areas reward exploration with secrets, items, or bonus content: I found a hidden area behind the waterfall.
The term extends to any zone kept from casual view.
- secretConcealed information
- secret roomConcealed area within building
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- alcoveRecessed area in room
- nookSheltered corner or alcove
priest hole · lair · hideout · safe house · bolt hole · compartment · stash · crevice · shadow · blind spot · obscured · tucked · tucked away · sanctuary · refuge · passage · chamber · recess
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- game worldsgame world, Hyrule, Azeroth, open world, Skyrim
hidden areavisible area
plain sight · open space · open ground · unobstructed view · clearing
hidden areapublic space
Area open to everyone
common area · free zone · communal space · public domain · gathering place