• mhague@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    What does it mean to visualize a chess position?

    I don’t exactly “render” the board or pieces. It’s like when you look at a board, and then make connections and feel whatever you feel, I just recreate those things.

    I assume it’s similar to other people, but the phrase “not being able to create images” sounds like people do “render” things in their head.

    • VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      It’s not the same. Aphantasisa is the total absence of being able able to picture things mentally. I have it to a degree except it takes me some effort to picture things. I can’t imagine scenes from books. I get like a fleeting image.