Forming a mental image of something in your mind; imagining or visualizing.
From Middle English 'pictur,' derived from Old French 'picture' and Latin 'pictura,' meaning 'painting or image.' The word expanded from visual art to include mental visualization.
Your brain actually activates the same visual regions when you're picturing something as when you're looking at it—that's why blind people can 'see' vividly in their minds by developing other senses more strongly!
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