mind's eye

noun

1. 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.

mind's eye

noun

1. the visual memory or the imagination

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind's eye¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

"And that's perhaps, if I try to be objective, one of my strengths, that I can actually picture things quite well in my mind's eye."

From BBC

This is a new government attempting to leverage three set-piece moments in its first fortnight to cement its place in office in the mind’s eye of the electorate - and shake off that novelty as a team of people who were so long in opposition and are now running the place.

From BBC

Unfortunately for Apple, “Crush!” achieves every ad maker’s goal: It imprints in the mind’s eye.

From New York Times

Suddenly before my mind’s eye rose the greatest palace on earth.

From Literature

I saw her with my mind’s eye: Louise, listening, her tail arranged around her on Camilla’s counterpane.

From Literature