All animals

How does a dog see the world?

A blue-and-yellow world, slightly soft.

A red frisbee and an orange ball lying on a sunny green park lawnHuman vision
A red frisbee and an orange ball lying on a sunny green park lawn, as it would appear to a dogDog vision

Watch the red frisbee and the grass turn into the same muddy yellow.

What's going on

Dogs are dichromats too. Red and green collapse into shades of yellow-grey, so a red ball on green grass is found by smell and movement rather than colour. Acuity sits around 20/75 - softer edges at any distance.

Field of view

You: ~190°

Dog: ~240°

Approximate horizontal field of view, seen from above. The dot is the head.

You vs the dog

Low-light visionDog wins
You
Dog
Fine detailYou win
You
Dog
Colour rangeYou win
You
Dog
Motion detectionDog wins
You
Dog