Visual vs Realistic - What's the difference?
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Related to or affecting the vision.
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Any element of something that depends on sight.
An image; a picture; a graphic.
(in the plural) All the visual elements of a multi-media presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
(advertising) A preliminary sketch.
Expressed or represented as being accurate.
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Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
As adjectives the difference between visual and realistic
is that visual is related to or affecting the vision while realistic is expressed or represented as being accurate.As a noun visual
is any element of something that depends on sight.visual
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Alternative forms
* visuall (qualifier)Adjective
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Derived terms
* visual poem * visualization * visualize * visuallyNoun
(en noun)External links
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Adjective
(en adjective)- A ''realistic'' appraisal of the situation.
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- A ''realistic'' novel about the Victorian poor.