eye level

noun

: a level that is as high as a person's eyes
He hung the picture at eye level.
The hook is just above eye level.

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The college athletes began a tradition of hanging college T-shirts on the wall — from the ground to well above eye level — after signing day. — Pj Green october 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 The single most effective habit change is raising screens to eye level. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Rather than re-create New York, Hurwitz placed the dancers in a spare white studio, where light and shadow become something like scenery and his camera can move from overhead to eye level and back again. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 In most homes, sound still originates from a single point at eye level — typically the TV wall — simply because that is where furniture and entertainment systems are positioned. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eye level

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“Eye level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20level. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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