unzoom

Reverse the magnification

To unzoom is to reverse a zoom, pulling back to show a wider view.

The term appears mainly in digital contexts—photo editing, video conferencing, maps—where zooming in and out are routine: Can you unzoom so we can see the whole document?

The more standard term is zoom out, but unzoom captures the sense of undoing a previous zoom.

perspective

big-picture

Comprehensive overall perspective

macroscopic · bird's-eye · panorama · broader view · wide-angle · gestalt · step back · wide shot · synoptic · vista

interface

minimize

Reduce to smallest extent

thumbnail view · collapse · pull back

clarity

resolution

Formal decision or determination

crispness · legibility · readability · pixelation · blur · fidelity · image quality · visual acuity · screen resolution

reversal

magnify

Increase perceived size

amplify · close-up · home in · pinpoint · scrutinize · inspect

Opposites
magnification direction

unzoomzoom in

Increase visual magnification

zoom · magnify · enlarge · amplify · blow up

Family

unzooming, unzoomed

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