zoom levels

Map detail tiers

Zoom levels are the increments of magnification available in digital maps, image viewers, or similar interfaces.

Each level represents a step closer to or farther from the content: zooming in reveals more detail, zooming out shows more area.

At higher zoom levels, you can see individual buildings.

The term is most common in mapping applications, where zoom level 0 might show the entire world and level 20 might show a single intersection.

Related

field of view · satellite · satellite imagery · Google Maps · map · pinch · expand · granularity · focal · lens · thumbnail · fullscreen · crop · viewport · terrain · aerial · microscope · pixels

Opposites
view granularity

zoom levelszoomed out

Widened the frame

zoomed in · wide view · close-up · macro view · bird's eye view

scale vs. other image properties

zoom levelsresolution

Formal decision or determination

image quality · aspect ratio · color depth · focus · frame rate

Family

zoom, level, zooms, zoomed, zooming, levels, leveled, leveling, leveler

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