rear view

Looking back image

A rear view is what you see when looking backward, especially through a car's mirrors.

The compound rearview typically modifies mirror: Check your rearview mirror before changing lanes.

Figuratively, rear view suggests retrospection: In the rear view, the decision looks obvious.

perspective

hindsight

Recognition after the fact

past · behind · memory · recollection · backward glance · over the shoulder · departure · farewell · receding · distance

driving

mirror

Reflective viewing surface

backup camera · reverse · parking · lane change · tailgater · check · glance · shoulder check · merging · overtake

surveillance

backup camera

Vehicle rear-vision system

parking assist · dashcam · security camera · footage · display · detection · alert · warning · obstacle · visibility

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Opposites
direction of viewing perspective

rear viewfront view

Appearance from ahead

frontal view · ahead · straight ahead

temporal orientation metaphor

rear viewforward-looking

Oriented toward the future

looking ahead · the road ahead · foresight · anticipatory

Family

rear, view, rears, reared, rearing, views, viewed, viewing, viewer

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