Glossary: Eyeline match
A cut obeying the axis of action principle, in which the first shot shows a person looking in one direction and the second shows a nearby space containing what he or she sees. In neither shot are both looker and object present.
From Rear Window
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Frame 1: Jeff looks out his window...
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Frame 2: ... at Miss Lonelyhearts
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