near or far

English translation: close up or farther away

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English term or phrase:near or far
Selected answer:close up or farther away
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

17:37 Mar 1, 2021
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: near or far
He did not know painting. He had been brought up on chromos and lithographs that were
always definite and sharp, near or far.

A passage from Martin Eden. I would like to know the meaning of "near or far" here.
Dalya Diker
Türkiye
Local time: 13:56
close up of farther away
Explanation:
so the chromos and lithographs he'd been brought up with were always always "definite and sharp" whether looked at close up or from a distance but the paintings are not like that

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Note added at 31 mins (2021-03-01 18:09:04 GMT)
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low-words.com/martin-eden/

"He stared at what seemed a careless daub of paint, then stepped away. Immediately all the beauty flashed back into the canvas..."
"...He had seen oil paintings, it was true, in the show windows of shops, but the glass of the windows had prevented his eager eyes from approaching too near..."


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Note added at 32 mins (2021-03-01 18:10:04 GMT)
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sorry, typo in heading close up OR farther away" (at a distance)

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Note added at 6 days (2021-03-07 18:39:27 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 11:56
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4 +6close up of farther away
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close up of farther away


Explanation:
so the chromos and lithographs he'd been brought up with were always always "definite and sharp" whether looked at close up or from a distance but the paintings are not like that

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Note added at 31 mins (2021-03-01 18:09:04 GMT)
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low-words.com/martin-eden/

"He stared at what seemed a careless daub of paint, then stepped away. Immediately all the beauty flashed back into the canvas..."
"...He had seen oil paintings, it was true, in the show windows of shops, but the glass of the windows had prevented his eager eyes from approaching too near..."


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Note added at 32 mins (2021-03-01 18:10:04 GMT)
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sorry, typo in heading close up OR farther away" (at a distance)

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Note added at 6 days (2021-03-07 18:39:27 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 11:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 659
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Asker: Thank you, this helps.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
13 mins
  -> Many thanks:-)

agree  Petrus Maritz: sighted from near or from afar
48 mins
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agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
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agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
5 hrs
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agree  David Hollywood
7 hrs
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agree  Edith Kelly
11 hrs
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