Meaning & use
eye level
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Meanings
noununcountable
the height of a person's eyes when they are standing or sitting, used as a reference point.
Grammar: No plural and no a/an: say at eye level, not at an eye level.
Patterns
- at eye level
- below eye level
- above eye level
- raise something to eye level
Hang the picture at eye level so everyone can see it.
The shelf should be at eye level for easy reach.
Keep the screen at eye level to avoid neck strain.
adjectivebefore a noun
positioned at the same height as someone's eyes.
Grammar: Used before a noun, often hyphenated: an eye-level camera angle.
Patterns
- eye-level view
- eye-level camera
- eye-level shelf
The photographer used an eye-level shot to make the subject look natural.
An eye-level cabinet is easier to open than a high one.
Common combinations
- at eye level
- Place the mirror at eye level.
- below eye level
- The text was below eye level, so I had to look down.
- eye-level view
- The eye-level view of the garden was beautiful.
- raise to eye level
- Raise the box to eye level before you lift it.
Synonyms and how they differ
- eye height
- Eye height is a more technical term used in design and ergonomics; eye level is the everyday phrase.
Commonly confused: eye level or level?
eye level vs level
Level alone means flat or equal; eye level specifically refers to the height of your eyes as a reference point.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
Eye level is uncountable and used without an article in the fixed phrase at eye level. An eye level and eye levels are wrong because the noun is not countable in this sense.
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