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The part of the picture close enough to matter, far enough to still be yours.
means The part of a scene or situation nearest the viewer, or the thing you deliberately bring to the front of attention.
from Built in English from 'fore' (before, in front) plus 'ground,' the surface or plane something sits on — first used by painters to name the zone of a picture closest to the eye, before the word stepped off the canvas into general use for whatever we push to the front of notice.
- opposite
- background, which everyone politely ignores
- literal use
- nearest zone in a painting or photo
- figurative use
- to foreground means to spotlight deliberately
- design trick
- sharp foreground tricks eyes into feeling depth