sitting pose

Chair-ready body arrangement

A sitting pose is a position of the body while seated, typically as assumed for a portrait, photograph, or artistic work.

The term appears in art instruction, photography, and yoga, where specific sitting poses have names and purposes: The photographer suggested a more relaxed sitting pose.

In figurative contexts, any sustained seated position held for observation or depiction.

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zen master · chair · perched · slouching · upright · squatting · kneeling · meditation · reclining · throne · throne room · stool · park bench · hunched · relaxed · easy chair · formal · casual

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body position/posture

sitting posestanding pose

Erect bodily position

standing position · reclining pose · lying down · upright stance · prone position

activity level

sitting poseaction pose

Dynamic figure positioning

dynamic pose · athletic stance · movement · dance pose · motion

Family

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