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Cat vision vs human vision: what is different?

Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike. Sees about 7.2 times less detail than you. Drag the line to see the difference, then try both on your own photo.

Red tulips under a blue sky, as you see them.

Red tulips under a blue sky as a cat sees them (simulation): the red petals move towards the colour of the green stems, while the blue sky stays blue, and fine detail softened.

Try both on your photo

A simulation made from published eye studies. Not what the animal feels.

Head to head

Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
Sees about 7.2 times less detail than you.
Fast things look about 1.3 times slower to a cat.
Both eyes look forward together, like yours: good for judging distance.

Play today's Guess the Eye: can you tell whose eyes are whose?

More face-offs: all face-offs. How does the cat see? · How does the human see?

The science behind it: the numbers and studies for the cat