# overview effect

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The transcendental change of perception when one can view the Earth, or any other planetary object, within the universal context.

## Etymology
Coined by writer Frank White to describe the experience of astronauts when they see the Earth from space.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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