Figure–ground (perception)
Humans' ability to separate foreground from background in visual images / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Figure–ground organization is a type of perceptual grouping that is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision. In Gestalt psychology it is known as identifying a figure from the background. For example, black words on a printed paper are seen as the "figure", and the white sheet as the "background".[1]
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