Blind Spots
At the nose, directly behind, and the near object lost.
The last few inches before the muzzle are out of view; whiskers and lips do that work instead.
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A field of roughly 350 degrees leaves very little unseen, but the unseen is awkwardly placed: a wedge directly behind, and a wedge below and in front of the nose. Both are architectural, both are predictable, and both are where a great deal of misreading begins.
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At the nose
Directly in front of and below the muzzle is unseen, which is why a horse lifts and turns its head to look at something close.
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Directly behind
The other blind area, and the reason approach and voice matter.
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Losing a near object
Something can pass out of view at close range without moving at all.
short read
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