How to Use depth perception in a Sentence

depth perception

noun
  • Such is the problem with depth perception on a 2D screen.
    Chris Chase, For The Win, 16 Mar. 2018
  • But for the players, the new lighting and depth perception take some getting used to.
    Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Whereas humans have eyes in the front of their heads and good depth perception, most birds’ eyes are placed at the sides of their heads.
    Anne Quito, Quartz, 8 Dec. 2019
  • One of the main adjustments: how to deal with the arenas’ depth perception.
    Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Manuel still has weakness in his left leg and arm, and struggles at times with depth perception.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • And even shooting, your depth perception is not quite right.
    New York Times, 25 June 2021
  • This food fight will challenge your throw and depth perception.
    Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Now the best phones have two lenses on the back, using the extra eye for closer-in zoom shots and even depth perception.
    Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Our gifts of depth perception, dexterous hands and more can be drawn back to a time much closer to the dinosaurian heyday than the present.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Nervous moment for people lacking depth perception, but the ball was outside the post, not in.
    Andrew Das, New York Times, 29 June 2018
  • For a more theatrical effect, go for this play on depth perception.
    Katie Robinson, Seventeen, 12 Feb. 2018
  • And the depth perception of cabinet pulls becomes a problem.
    Kristin Luna, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In terms of what lens tints to avoid, Dr. Fuerst says to look into the level of illumination of the course and selecting tints that help with depth perception.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 19 July 2023
  • The headset captures your surroundings (depth perception included) and displays them on the two screens in front of your eyes.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 June 2023
  • Snap has built a suite of new 3D effects that take advantage of the device’s new depth perception ability.
    Casey Newton, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2019
  • On top of that, flying over water can alter a pilot’s depth perception.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Theories suggest that the reflection of the sun on the surface of the lake may have caused the captain to lose his depth perception, crashing into the water at 230 miles per hour.
    Andrew Craft, Fox News, 24 July 2018
  • Humans are primates, and primates in the wild need good depth perception, sharp vision, and the ability to see a range of colors to safely climb trees and select the ripest berries.
    Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2021
  • At four months, babies begin to see beyond a 10-inch radius; depth perception and range of vision increase.
    Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2017
  • The common theme is that human drivers do not need LiDAR for depth perception, so neither should machines.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Something about being lied to my entire life about what six inches look like — now my depth perception is [expletive].
    New York Times, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The Photos watch face is similar to Portraits but without depth perception.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Within the first two months of life, babies begin to recognize faces, see the brightness of color and develop depth perception.
    Isabella Balandran, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • But during a ditching over active water, the sky merges into the sea, bleeds into the horizon, and plays tricks on a pilot’s eyes, wreaking havoc with their depth perception.
    Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2021
  • Choose contrasting colors for walls, floors, counters, and rugs to help guide folks visually and assist with depth perception.
    Kaitlin Petersen, House Beautiful, 15 Oct. 2020
  • They were all obsessed with the technology that self-driving cars were using — the spatial recognition and depth perception that lets the cars navigate the world around them.
    Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Less dramatic options are a macro camera—though Google already uses the wide-angle lens for that—or a depth sensor, but Google likes to rely on AI for depth perception.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Due to a small malformation of the optic nerve in the brain, Lily has troubles with nystagmas (involuntary shaking of the eyes) and issues with depth perception.
    Saryn Chorney, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Comparing the specifics of stereo vision in these creatures and others might someday help crack the molecular code that makes depth perception possible.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2020
  • That’s boosted demand for both image sensors and 3-D sensors, which are used to improve the focus and depth perception on the back-facing cameras, as well as for facial recognition on the front.
    Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019

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