Introduction -- The Geometry of Natural Scenes -- Line Length -- Angles -- Size -- Distance -- The Müller-Lyer Illusion -- The Poggendorff Illusion -- Implications -- References -- Glossary
Summary
Considers the evidence that, with respect to the perception of geometry, the human visual system solves problems by incorporating past human experience of what retinal images have typically corresponded to in the real world. This empirical strategy, documented by analyses of scene geometry, explains many otherwise puzzling aspects of what we see
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113) and index
