What Your Baby Sees
Baby's vision at birth
FACES AND OTHER OBJECTS
When born, a baby can see faces at arm’s length but are attracted to high contrast edges like hairline or jawline. The image to the right depicts a newborn’s sight: no color, blurry, clear edges like hair and jaw.
Baby's vision at 2-6 weeks
COLOR
Babies start to see limited color around this time. Their eyes might be attracted to brightness, darkness, or contrast. Babies can tell white from black.
Baby's vision at 2-3 months
OBJECT IN FOCUS
Babies can now focus on different objects instead of seeing a blurred image of them.
Baby's vision at 4 months
MOVING OBJECTS
Babies can now follow moving objects with their eyes and can reach for them. Their color detection improves and their eye movements become steady and even.
Baby's vision at 3-5 months
DEPTH – CLOSE AND FAR
Babies have developed depth perception- the ability to see objects close and far away. They can now see in 3D.