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foreground

noun as in part of a scene nearest the viewer

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noun as in prominent or important position

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This is down to the "Moon illusion" which tricks the eye into thinking the Moon is larger when we see it with a foreground of buildings, trees or hills.

From BBC

He added lowrider pinstripes, bright orange marigolds and papel picado in the foreground.

In the run-up to the release of the twisty weepie “We Live in Time,” A24 released a promotional picture of its main characters, played by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, enjoying a carousel ride together, their giddy pleasure overshadowed by the presence of a golden, bug-eyed and, from the look of things, demonically possessed merry-go-round horse in the foreground of the photo.

Part of the film’s fun is that many of the scenes feature Norman in the foreground with action often happening behind him.

From Salon

Bell, 82, an acting savant who broke into cinema’s foreground in his sixties, explains that the pages are occupied by a series of questions about the character.

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