viewing screen

Where images appear

A viewing screen is a surface on which images are displayed for observation.

The term appears in technical and scientific contexts—the viewing screen of a microscope, a camera's viewing screen for composing shots, or the screen in an X-ray room where images appear.

It emphasizes the screen's function as something looked at rather than interacted with.

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brightness · glare · eye strain · resolution · aspect ratio · backlight · blue light · cinema · home theater · theater · frame · image · picture · watching · staring · glow · flicker · panel

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Opposites
display vs. capture device

viewing screencamera

Image capturing device

video camera · camcorder · image sensor · webcam · recording device

display surface vs. image source

viewing screenprojector

Light-casting display device

film projector · video projector · light source · beamer · overhead projector

observation vs. direct experience

viewing screennaked eye

Vision without optical instruments

direct observation · live view

Family

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