Unbelievable facts
What do cats see? Artist Nickolay Lamm, who showed what a modern city would look like on other planets and demonstrated what people will look like in 100,000 years, decided to look at the world through eyes cats.
Lamm consulted ophthalmologists and other cat specialists to create an image of how cats see compared to humans.
How people see is shown in the upper image, and how cats see is shown in the lower image.
Cat vision
Here are a few facts that have been taken into account.
Field of view
The field of vision is the area we perceive when our eyes are focused on one point, including what we can see in front of us, above, below, and from the side. Cats have a wider field of vision, which is 200 degrees, compared to 180 degrees for humans.
Visual acuity
It relates to visual clarity. On average, a person has a severity of 1.0. At the same time, a cat's visual acuity can reach only 0.2 – 0.1. This means that a cat must be 6 meters away to see what a person can see from 30 or 60 meters.
Color vision
One of the most common misconceptions is that cats don't see colors, but only shades of gray.
Humans are trichromates, meaning they have three types of cones that allow us to see red, green, and blue.
Cats are also trichromates, but they are different from humans. A cat's vision is similar to that of color blind people. They see shades of blue and green, but red may be obscure and look like green, while purple looks like shades of blue.
In addition, cats do not see the variety of shades and color intensity as humans do.
Distance
Cats are short-sighted, meaning they can't see distant objects just as well. The ability to see well up close is more suitable for hunting prey.
How do cats see in the dark?
Cats don't see fine details and rich colors, but they can see 6 to 8 times better in the dark thanks to more rods, a type of photoreceptors in the retina that are sensitive to muffled things to the light.
How do animals see?
In addition, cats have a structure called tapetum behind their retina that improves night vision. The cells in the tapetum act like mirrors, reflecting light passing between rods and cones to photoreceptors, allowing them to capture small amounts of light at night. This is why a cat's eyes glow in the dark.