Barn owl vision vs human vision: what is different?
Sees about 19 times less detail than you. The zone where both its eyes see the same thing is about a third as wide as yours. Drag the line to see the difference, then try both on your own photo.
A simulation made from published eye studies. Not what the animal feels.
Head to head
- Sees about 19 times less detail than you.
- The zone where both its eyes see the same thing is about a third as wide as yours.
- Most of its day happens at night.
- Has one sharpest spot in each eye, like you.
Play today's Guess the Eye: can you tell whose eyes are whose?
More face-offs: all face-offs. How does the barn owl see? · How does the human see?
The science behind it: the numbers and studies for the barn owl