Through the eyes of a being that can see two in dimensions

[Lisastronomy]

TL;DR

What would a being that can only see two dimensions see, when they look at a smartphone?

Since a phone is an object which can show three dimensions on a two dimensional screen, I wondered what a two dimensional being would see when they look at a smart phone or any other screen. So:What would a two dimensional being see, when they look at a smartphone?

 

[kuruman]

Read about Edwin Abbott's Flatland here. If you find the description intriguing enough, the book is available from Amazon.com in many forms for less than $10.00. I read it many years ago and I found it very enjoyable and mind expanding at times.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Don't we see two dimensions? What is the difference between what you are talking about and what we see?

 

[jbriggs444]

Are we imagining a two-dimensional being with a one-dimensional retina working to reconstruct a two dimensional world-view based on depth cues?

 

[A.T.]

What would a two dimensional being see, when they look at a smartphone?

I don't even know what you or anyone else sees. I can only be certain about what I see myself, but never be sure if anyone else sees the world in the same way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explanatory_gap