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* In ''Film/TheMillionDollarDuck'', Hooper spies through binoculars from his roof as Charley lays one of her golden eggs.
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* In ''Film/BedtimeStory1964'', Lawrence watches through binoculars as Freddy and one of his marks drive through Beaumont-sur-Mer.
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* In ''Film/WildAmerica'', this is used in some shots of the Stouffer brothers looking at wildlife through binoculars.
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* Used frequently in ''Franchise/StarWars''.
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* ''Series/{{Search}}'' has a variant. The first episode's opening scene is filmed from the P.O.V. of someone wearing a gas mask.
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* In the ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' episode "Rub-a-Dub-Dub, See the World from a Tub!", Doraemon spots Sue in the Bathmobile while looking through binoculars, and a shot of her through the binoculars is shown.

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* In the ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' episode "Rub-a-Dub-Dub, See the World from a Tub!", Doraemon spots Sue in the Bathmobile while looking through binoculars, and a shot of her through the binoculars is shown.

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* In ''VideoGame/Rayman1995'', the map screen is viewed this way. In an early cutscene, [[BigBad Mr. Dark]] can be seen holding a pair of binoculars while standing on a cliff, implying that the map screen is him keeping track of Rayman’s movements.

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* In ''VideoGame/Rayman1995'', ''VideoGame/Rayman1'', the map screen is viewed this way. In an early cutscene, [[BigBad Mr. Dark]] can be seen holding a pair of binoculars while standing on a cliff, implying that the map screen is him keeping track of Rayman’s movements.
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* A very brief one appears in the ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode "The Chase" when the docs spot Lamput through their binoculars.
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* Done in ''Film/TheCandySnatchers'' while the kidnappers are watching the ransom drop. They bring books on birdwatching to avoid suspicion.
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* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'', the street introduced in the October 17th, 2019 build, their is a pair of binoculars that give this effect, although all you can see is the sea and a few boats, one of them has who appears to be Kencho Saikou standing on the deck, watching the street with his own pair of binoculars.

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* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'', the street introduced in the October 17th, 2019 build, their there is a pair of binoculars that give this effect, although all you can see is the sea and a few boats, one of them has who appears to be Kencho Saikou standing on the deck, watching the street with his own pair of binoculars.
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* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'', the street introduced in the October 17th, 2019 build, their is a pair of binoculars that give this effect, although all you can see is the sea and a few boats, one of them has who appears to be Kencho Saikou standing on the deck, watching the street with his own pair of binoculars.
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* ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'', for gameplay balancing reasons, puts a vignette when you zoom into a sniper rifle's sight (Scout, AWP, G3 and SCAR), but not when you zoom into an assault rifle's sight (AUG and SG 550).
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* The scanner visor in ''VideoGame/NoMansSky'' functions as a high tech binocular that displays information such as in-planet time, how much time you have left on your hazardous environment shields, distance to your selected waypoint, points of interest such as facilities or resource formations, information about the species or mineral focused on your sight, etc.
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* Used frequently in ''Franchise/StarWars''.
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* In ''VideoGame/Rayman1995'', the map screen is viewed this way. In an early cutscene, [[BigBad Mr. Dark]] can be seen holding a pair of binoculars while standing on a cliff, implying that the map screen is him keeping track of Rayman’s movements.
* ''VideoGame/TazWanted'' parodies this effect for the first person camera, where Taz seems to just focus, causing the screen to be covered by a matting that matches the shape of his eyes. The matting will even get covered up by Taz blinking.
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* During the intro scene to ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' we get a ''goggles'' variant. It's tinted red at first so we think it's a monster, but it turns out it's this trope.

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* During the intro scene to ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' we get a ''goggles'' ''[[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual goggles]]'' variant. It's tinted red at first so we think it's a monster, but it turns out it's this trope.
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* Parodied (and justified) in ''Film/TheHebrewHammer'', as one of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front guards spots Mordechai through binoculars shaped like two African continents... but when he pulls away, it's shown that he was looking through Africa-shaped cutouts in the wall with normal binoculars.
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** "Do I have time for another looking through the binoculars gag? ''I like those!'' (Looks through) ''Hula girls''!"

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** "Do -->'''Freakazoid:''' Do I have time for another looking through the binoculars gag? ''I like those!'' (Looks through) ''Hula girls''!"those! [looks through] Hula girls''!



* This happens a lot in ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', usually from [[KidDetective Mitchell]], who owns a pair of binoculars. Like in “[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E16SunspotsSunspotOurSunIsAStar Our Sun is a Star!]]", for instance.

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* This happens a lot in ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', usually from [[KidDetective Mitchell]], who owns a pair of binoculars. Like in “[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E16SunspotsSunspotOurSunIsAStar "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E16SunspotsSunspotOurSunIsAStar Our Sun is a Star!]]", for instance.
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* Done in ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', with the titular character switching from viewpoint to viewpoint to establish where he is... "Palm trees? ''Hula girls!'' Pineapples? ''Hula girls!'' Surfboards? ''Hula girls!'' ''Hula girls!'' ''Hula girls!'' Of course, it all adds up! [[CompletelyMissingthePoint I've landed somewhere in Norway!]]"

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* Done in ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', with the titular character switching from viewpoint to viewpoint to establish where he is... "Palm trees? ''Hula girls!'' Pineapples? ''Hula girls!'' Surfboards? ''Hula girls!'' ''Hula girls!'' ''Hula girls!'' Of course, it all adds up! [[CompletelyMissingthePoint [[ComicallyMissingthePoint I've landed somewhere in Norway!]]"
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* This happens a lot in ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', usually from [[KidDetective Mitchell]], who owns a pair of binoculars. Like in “[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E16SunspotsSunspotOurSunIsAStar Our Sun is a Star!]]", for instance.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "Revenge of the Chip", as D.W. investigates to see if Arthur told everyone about her thinking green potato chips are poisonous, at one point she looks at him and Buster through binoculars and there is a shot showing what she sees through them.
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* Used twice in ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' when Mr. Tweedy uses his binoculars to spy on Ginger with his suspicions of the chickens being organized, until his wife gets his attention by slamming her fist on her desk. He turn around and sees her scowling eyes close-up. Later, Ginger and Mac use Mr. Tweedy's binoculars to see a large truck delivering a giant crate to the farm.
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* In the ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' episode "Rub-a-Dub-Dub, See the World from a Tub!", Doraemon spots Sue in the Bathmobile while looking through binoculars, and a shot of her through the binoculars is shown.
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' Season 2 episode 51, we get a shot of Happy S. and the new teacher through binoculars as Big M. is looking at them.

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* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', whenever Wolffy sits on the branch and looks through binoculars, there's usually a binocular shot showing what he's looking at.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SylvanianFamilies'' episode "Here Come the Brides", Packbat looks at the Sylvanian Forest through binoculars, looking out for a forest fire he tried to start (the Sylvanians put out the fire before it could get any worse, of course). We get a shot of Sylvanian Forest through his binoculars as he's looking.
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* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins 3-2-1 Penguins!]]'' episode "The Doom Funnel Rescue", this occurs when Fidgel is looking for a gas station in space.

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* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins 3-2-1 Penguins!]]'' ''WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins'' episode "The Doom Funnel Rescue", this occurs when Fidgel is looking for a gas station in space.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins'' episode "The Doom Funnel Rescue", this occurs when Fidgel is looking for a gas station in space.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins'' ''[[WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins 3-2-1 Penguins!]]'' episode "The Doom Funnel Rescue", this occurs when Fidgel is looking for a gas station in space.
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* In ''Film/{{Deewaar}}'', Samant's sniper aiming at Vijay is shown from the sniper's perspective – through the scope.

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* ''Film/IngridGoesWest'': Keeping in the grand tradition of stalkers, Ingrid uses binoculars to watch a pretty woman from afar without her knowledge, as her predecessors in creep did long ago. Her use of it at least isn't sexual, but an extension of her vicarious obsession with the girl's Instagram.



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