horizon line
Where earth meets sky
The horizon line is the level line where sky appears to meet land or sea.
In visual art and perspective drawing, it represents the viewer's eye level and determines where parallel lines converge at vanishing points.
Place the horizon line low to emphasize the sky.
The term is sometimes used interchangeably with horizon, though horizon line emphasizes the geometric or compositional element.
- sea levelElevation reference point
- open waterUnobstructed body navigable freely
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- boundaryLine marking a limit
panorama · foreshortening · elevation · golden hour · convergence · celestial sphere · depth perception · skyline · potentiality · eye level · limitlessness · composition · foresight · infinity · transcendence · rule of thirds · expanse · wide open spaces
- perspectiveone-point perspective, three-point perspective, vanishing point, eye level, convergence
- reference pointsdatum, data point, benchmark, reference point, anchor point
- attitude instrumentsattitude indicator
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
horizon linezenith
Point straight overhead
nadir · vertical line · baseline · plumb line · vanishing point