the hypothetical site of visual recollection or imagination
In her mind's eye she saw the city as it had been in Caesar's time
Word origin
[1375–1425; late ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1375–1425. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dimension, gauge, inventory, period, trick
Examples of 'mind's eye' in a sentence
mind's eye
Try to see a picture of each column in your mind's eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To answer that question you see a picture in your mind's eye.
The Sun (2013)
I'd rather keep it in my mind's eye - it's best not to go back.
The Sun (2013)
It also suggests that the mind's eye can take you far away.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In your mind's eye they have an identity.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then a second image entered his mind's eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I could see the commando in my mind's eye.
Globe and Mail (2003)
In my mind's eye the words look similar.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The patterns they make stay in the mind's eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He has got recession in his mind's eye and taking action to offset it.