Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun visual_image

2 senses of visual image

Sense 1
visual image, visualization, visualisation -- (a mental image that is similar to a visual perception)
       => image, mental image -- (an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate")

Sense 2
visual percept, visual image -- (a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system)
       => percept, perception, perceptual experience -- (the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept)