human eye

Visual sensory organ

The human eye is the organ of sight in people, a roughly spherical structure that detects light and converts it to neural signals the brain interprets as vision.

The eye's components—cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina—work together to focus images.

Figuratively, the human eye represents direct perception or aesthetic judgment: The human eye can detect subtle color differences that cameras miss.

To the human eye, the forgery was indistinguishable from the original.

Related
  • retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
  • pupilLearner or eye opening
  • conesTapering geometric solids
  • irisEye's pigmented disc
  • visionAbility to see

20/20 vision · rods · lens · visual cortex · sclera · cornea · sight · night vision · blink · peripheral vision · field of view · fovea · optometry · depth perception · sense organ · optic · wink · tear

Opposites
biological vs artificial vision systems

human eyecamera lens

Optical focusing attachment

digital camera · machine vision · artificial eye · camera · surveillance camera

human vs non-human perception

human eyecompound eye

Multi-lensed arthropod organ

eagle eye · cat eye · echolocation · fish eye

visible vs invisible/imperceptible

human eyeblind spot

Area of blocked perception

inner eye · mind's eye · third eye · sixth sense · intuition

Family

eye, human, eyes, humans, eyeball, humane, humanity, inhuman, eyelash

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G