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1	[[quoteright:350:[[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:TheWallsHaveEyes...]]
3
4	->''"The eyes are the window of the soul."''
5	-->-- '''Lorenzo di Medici'''
6
7	Eyes aren't just for seeing- they can tell you a lot about the entity behind them as well.
8
9	Eyes and eye {{motif}}s are traditionally associated with the spiritual and the occult, connected to the idea of perceiving/seeing something beyond the ordinary. Unusual eyes are a common trait of mystical or alien beings from ancient myth to modern science fiction. BodyHorror just wouldn't be the same without eyes (or lack thereof). In [[AnimationTropes animated shows]] and drawn media, the eyes often dominate expressions, and even in live action they are one of an actor's most important tools for emoting.
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11	The following are just a few examples of how much eyes can reveal about their owner. (And the GameShow ''Series/EyeGuess'' has nothing to do with any of these tropes.) Sub Index of FaceOfTheIndex.
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13	!!Tropes:
14	[[index]]
15	[floatboxright:
16	'''Categories:'''
17	+ GlassesTropes
18	+ TearTropes
19	+ UhOhEyes
20	+ VisionTropes
21	+ WindowsOfTheSoul
22	]
23	* AlertnessBlink: A chirping sound plays when a character notices something.
24	* AllInTheEyes: When someone is seen in shadow, their eyes are lit in the full light to show seriousness or malevolence.
25	* AnimalEyes: Eyes resembling those of an animal.
26	* AnimalEyeSpy: The ability to see through an animal's eyes.
27	* AnimationAnatomyAging: Eyes become smaller as a character grows older.
28	* AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder: A being whose physical appearance is different to everyone who looks at them.
29	* AsideGlance: A character reacts to something by turning to face the audience.
30	* AttentiveShadeLowering: Lowering your glasses to show your intrigued eyes.
31	* BeadyEyedLoser: The trait of cartoon and comic {{Butt Monkey}}s everywhere.
32	* BigAnimeEyes: Nothing shouts "''kawaii!''" in anime and manga like eyes that takes up 40% of the face, right?
33	* BigEyesLittleEyes: Smaller eyes = scarier and more intimidating, bigger eyes = cute and adorable.
34	* BlackBeadEyes: Eyes are just plain black circles with no sclerae.
35	* BlackDotPupils: Cartoon or comic characters whose eyes are just simple black dots.
36	* BlackEyesOfCrazy
37	* BlackEyesOfEvil
38	* BlankStare
39	* BlankWhiteEyes: Eyes with just plain white sclerae and no irises or pupils on them.
40	* BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: How else could the audience tell they're blind?
41	* BlindfoldedVision: A character can see without using their eyes.
42	* BorrowedBiometricBypass: Door needs an eye scan to open? Grab a {{Mook}} and mash their eye into the scanner!
43	* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: Only certain people can see/hear a specific character.
44	* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Characters walking about in the dark are made visible by their eyes.
45	* CanOnlyMoveTheEyes: Someone is still conscious when rendered unable to move.
46	* CartoonyEyes: Animals with generic and simplistic eyes that look nothing like they do in real life.
47	* ClassicalCyclops: A monster from Greek mythology that only has one eye.
48	* ClintSquint: A frowning squinty-eyed expression used in various media, ever since Creator/ClintEastwood made it famous.
49	* ColorCodedEyes: Colour symbolism through the eyes.
50	* ComicallyCrossEyed: A character is humorously depicted as cross-eyed.
51	* ConjoinedEyes: A character's eyes appear to be fused together instead of being individual.
52	* CreepyBlueEyes: A villainous or anti-hero with blue eyes.
53	* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: A character has dark shadows under his or her eyes.
54	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: A character's hair color matches their eye color.
55	* CyberCyclops: A one-eyed robot.
56	* {{Cyclops}}: A being with only one eye.
57	* TheDarknessGazesBack: Eyes visible from areas of otherwise pitch darkness.
58	* TheDeadHaveEyes: Zombies still have functioning eyes or are somehow able to see without eyes.
59	* DeadlyGaze: When looks can indeed kill.
60	* DeathGlare: Staring angrily at a person to show that you're very pissed off at them.
61	* DiesWideOpen: A character dies with their eyes open.
62	* DisapprovingLook: The character's eye expression lets the audience know how disappointed they are.
63	* DreamworksFace: Half-lidded eyes and a sideways smirk.
64	* DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Eyes on a cartoon that seems half-closed all the time.
65	* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: A character is unhappy, and their expression is conveyed by their eyes.
66	* ElectronicEyes: Robotic / mechanical eye(s) on an otherwise living being.
67	* ElementalEyeColors
68	* EmptyEyes: As empty as the soul...
69	* EvilEyebrows: A thick eyebrow on characters that screams "I'm a bad guy!" from a mile away.
70	* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow
71	* ExhaustedEyeBags: Or panda eyes. To show how tired this character is.
72	* ExoticEyeDesigns: Eyes with peculiar pupil and iris shapes and colorations.
73	* ExtraEyes: A being with more than the standard number of eyes.
74	* EyeAmWatchingYou: A form of non-verbal communication method.
75	* EyeAwaken: When waking up, the characters' eyes are shown.
76	* EyeballPluckingBirds: Having eyes ripped out by birds
77	* EyeBeams: Shooting energy beams from the eyes as a superpower.
78	* EyeCam: The camera is viewed from someone's eyes.
79	* EyeColourChange: Someone's eyes change their color.
80	* EyeContactAsProof
81	* EyeDentityGiveaway: An imposter's real identity is given away by their eyes.
82	* EyedScreen: Letterboxed view of someone's eyes.
83	* EyeGlasses: A character's glasses somehow change shape to match the character's emotions.
84	* EyelessFace: A being who has no eyes.
85	* EyelidPullTaunt: Mocking someone by pulling the eyelid. Nyeh-nyeh!
86	* EyeLightsOut: The light or glow in a robotic person's eyes fade out when dying.
87	* EyeMotifs: Design based on eyes.
88	* EyeObscuringHat: A character wears a hat that covers up their eyes.
89	* EyeOfProvidence: Eye in a triangle = conspiracy
90	* EyeOnAStalk: An eye at the end of a stalk.
91	* EyeOpen: A media literally starts with the close-up of someone's eye opening.
92	* EyebrowWaggle: Jiggling eyebrows up and down rapidly to show slyness or seduction.
93	* EyelashFluttering: Blinking repeatedly to flirt with someone or get attention.
94	* EyepatchAfterTimeskip: A character is shown wearing an eyepatch in the future.
95	* EyepatchOfPower: A character who wears an eyepatch.
96	* EyepiecePrank
97	* EyePoke: Finger in the eye. Ouch!
98	* EyePop: A character's eyes pop out of their head in surprise or shock.
99	* EyeRecall: A flashback is shown through the character's eyes.
100	* EyeRemember: The eyes as a clue related to the plot.
101	* EyeScream: Violence inflicted upon the eyes.
102	* EyeSpy: Eyes are removable and can be used to see through hard-to-reach spaces.
103	* EyeTake: A wide-eyed expression to show just how surprised someone is.
104	* EyesAlwaysAverted: NEVER. Make any eye contact.
105	* EyesAlwaysShut: A character is always depicted with their eyes closed.
106	* EyesAreMental: When someone is shapeshifting, the only thing not changed is their eyes or parts of them.
107	* EyesAreUnbreakable: When a character gets obliterated, their eyes somehow remain intact.
108	* EyesDoNotBelongThere: A being who has eyes on places other than above their nose and below their forehead.
109	* TheEyesHaveIt: Inanimate objects suddenly move as if they were alive.
110	* EyesNeverLie: A person's eyes tell the truth.
111	* EyesOutOfSight: A character's eyes are always covered and never seen.
112	* FacelessEye: The character's face is just one huge eyeball.
113	* FadeAroundTheEyes: The view [[FadeOut fades]] to black except for the character's eyes.
114	* FamilyEyeResemblance: Two or more family members identify each other by their eyes.
115	* FascinatingEyebrow: Arching one eyebrow to show suspicion or mischievousness.
116	* FireballEyeballs: Flame in the eyes expressing a character's sheer determination or fury.
117	* FishEyes: Someone's eyes shoot off independently from each other.
118	* ForcedToWatch: Making someone watch their loved ones suffer, or witness something horrible or otherwise unpleasant to watch.
119	* GiantEyeOfDoom: You're being watched by the suddenly-revealed eye of a gigantic monster.
120	* GlassEye: Prosthetic, removable eyes made of glass.
121	* GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Instead of eyes, skeletal beings have glowing eye sockets.
122	* GlowingEyes: Eyes that glow.
123	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: When a character's eyes glow, expect something bad to happen.
124	* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Robotic eyes that glow.
125	* GoForTheEye: The eye is after all the weakest and most vulnerable part of the face.
126	* GoodEyesEvilEyes
127	* {{Guyliner}}: Dudes wearing feminine eyeliners.
128	* AHandfulForAnEye: Throwing something into a person's eye, a favoured tactic of {{Combat Pragmatist}}s everywhere.
129	* HellishPupils: Slitted or rectangular pupil spells trouble.
130	* HiddenEyes: When the eyes are obscured, despite the lack of caps, bangs, whatnot.
131	* HidingBehindYourBangs: One eye is visible, the other is hidden by hair. This indicates shyness, antisocial natures, and/or hidden personalities
132	* HypnoticEyes: Someone can hypnotize anyone with just one look.
133	* IcyBlueEyes: Those pale blue eyes can stare right into your soul.
134	* InnocentBlueEyes: Blue eyes represent innocence and heroism.
135	* InPlaceOfAnEye: The character has another object in place of their eye in their socket.
136	* IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery
137	* JewelersEyeLoupe: A piece of equipment used to check the authenticity of jewels.
138	* KaleidoscopeEyes: Eyes that change colour for no reason.
139	* KubrickStare: Someone looks up with their head down to show disapproval or malevolence.
140	* LightningGlare: Lightning shoots out between two characters' eyes when they butt heads with each other.
141	* LooksLikeCesare: Hollow, soulless eyes inspired by Cesare from ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari''.
142	* MadEye: A character with a single, unusual, protruding eye.
143	* MagicalEye
144	* MagicalEyeStreamers: Wisps of smoke, energy or something similar trail from a character's eyes to show that they're very powerful.
145	* MeaningfulLook
146	* MindControlEyes: When under mind control, the victim's eyes look weird.
147	* MoeGreeneSpecial: Boom - eyeshot!
148	* MonochromaticEyes: Eyes that are a single color.
149	* MyEyesAreUpHere: A woman calls out someone for staring at her breasts.
150	* NoEyeInMagic
151	* NoPeekingRequest: A character requests another to turn away or not to look while they perform an action.
152	* OccultBlueEyes: Someone with blue eyes possesses superhuman abilities or origin.
153	* {{Oculothorax}}: A monster whose body is just one giant eyeball.
154	* OneEyedBats: Bat-like creatures that have just one eye.
155	* OneEyedShot: Close-up of someone's eye.
156	* OpenTheIris: A character's irises change size to indicate a different emotion.
157	* PieEyed: The eye style used in 30s cartoons, black ovals with a slice taken out resembling a pie.
158	* PortraitPaintingPeephole: Someone spies on people by looking through an eyehole on a portrait.
159	* ProphetEyes: Eyes become pale white or milky green or blue when someone is blinded.
160	* PuppyDogEyes: A character's eyes turn huge when upset, begging, or otherwise emotional.
161	* QuiveringEyes: A characters' eyes tend to shake or wobble when in a state of anxiety or sadness.
162	* RedEyesTakeWarning: If a character has red eyes, it means they are evil or otherwise dangerous.
163	* ReflectionlessUselessEyes
164	* ReflectiveEyes: Something reflects into a character's eyes.
165	* SecretMessageWink: Winking to secretly get a message across.
166	%%* SeeTheWhitesOfTheirEyes: When someone's eyes are stretched wide open enough to expose the scleras all round. %%Wrong trope
167	* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Telepathically looking through the eyes of another person.
168	* ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes: A character's eyes glow to contrast with a dark or obscured face.
169	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: A combination that's common in fiction due to complimentary colours but rare in real life.
170	* SkintoneSclerae: A character's sclera is the same color as their skin, which gives the appearance of the character only having pupils and irises.
171	* SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: Falling asleep with your eyes open.
172	* SnapToTheSide: When someone appears behind someone, their eyes snap sideways without turning their head.
173	* SphereEyes: Round, spherical eye shape.
174	* SqueakyEyes: Audible blinking sounds.
175	* StaredownFaceoff
176	* StaringContest: Two people try to stare at each other until one of them blinks or looks away.
177	* StaringDownCthulhu: Staring down a monster instantly defeats it.
178	* SuddenEyeColour: Someone normally drawn with black eyes suddenly gains an eye color.
179	* SultryBangs: An alluring character has bangs that hide one of their eyes.
180	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Someone with superhuman abilities has yellow or gold eyes
181	* TaremeEyes: A manga / anime art style drawing eyes upwards for {{Moe}} characters.
182	* TearsOfBlood: A character cries tears of blood.
183	* TearsOfFear: Crying out of fear.
184	* TechnicolorEyes: Eye colours in fictional characters (usually) impossible in real life.
185	* ThirdEye: Usually located on the forehead,. and represents wisdom or psychic powers.
186	* ThousandYardStare: A character reacts to trauma by just standing there and staring at nothing.
187	* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: People who are mentally insane or freaked-out see the world differently than how it really appears.
188	* TinkleInTheEye: Be wary when diaper-changing...
189	* TriangleShades: The variation of the trope in which actual eyes are triangular.
190	* TrueSight
191	* TsurimeEyes: A manga/anime art style drawing eyes downwards, for {{Tsundere}} characters.
192	* TwinkleInTheEye
193	* TwitchyEye: Someone's eye gets a little twitch to show insanity or fear.
194	* TheUnblinking
195	* UnusualEyebrows
196	* TheWallsHaveEyes: You're being watched...
197	* WhatBeautifulEyes
198	* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: A character's irises shrink in a state of shock or fear.
199	* WildTake
200	* WingdingEyes: A character's eyes change shape to look like whatever is on the character's mind.
201	* WinkDing: When someone winks, an audible "ding" is heard.
202	* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Untrustworthy characters have yellow eyes.
203	* YoungFaceOldEyes
204	* YourMakeupIsRunning: When crying, your makeup, usually mascara, drips down your face.
205	[[/index]]

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