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* Like the ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' example below, ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' has Rise Kujikawa's powers function this way. There are times where it shows you what she sees, too. In addition to the actual stats, it also includes some other comments. Examples include when Yu was [[NotHimself being controlled]] and was summoning Beelzebub, "It's that giant bug thing!" and "DANGER! It's [[ThatOneAttack that really big attack]]!"

** In "His Last Vow", a computer text version of all Charles Augustus Magnussen's blackmail material appears onscreen whenever the audience is seeing his point of view. Sherlock and the audience are led to believe the info is being displayed on the inside of Magnussen's glasses, but in reality, [[spoiler:it's merely the very organised way in which he processes and views information within his own head, rather like Sherlock himself, and foreshadows the ending of the episode.]]

* This is 7753's power in ''LightNovel/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'', her goggles allows her to see her target's stats and their powers in extreme detail.

* Pokedexes serve this purpose in both the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime and the ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' manga.
* The Monitor Cyborgs employed by Shadaloo in ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'' (and related game... NOT the arcade game featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme) feature this ability, shown to the viewers as a Terminator-esque green screen. Apparently they can measure lung capacity, among other physical stats.

* Hanzo (the NinjaMaid in ''LightNovel/SamuraiGirls'') has glasses that show opponent's [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale power levels]].
* In ''Anime/{{Maburaho}}'', there are devices that can detect how many uses of magic a person has left.

** In VideoGame/Fallout4'', the Awareness perk allows you to view the damages resistances of any enemy you focus on in VATS, in addition to their health and status (which you can see by default).

* As the GenreDeconstruction of the FightingSeries PlayedForLaughs,''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'' parodies this when BurgerFool Megumi ''scans'' all her clients to find the right time to attack TheRival Miki [[BitchInSheepsClothing unnoticed by them]].

* In ''Manga/Blame'' one of the first hints that Killy is cybernetic is when he asks some strangers if they also see symbols even when they close their eyes, much to their puzzlement. Several chapters later he has his memory partially restored and finds that now he can understand what the symbols mean just in time to use them identify an android who is disguised as a human.

* ''Literature/Worm'': The Number Man's [[GoodWithNumbers power]] lets him sense the mathematical underpinnings of the world around him and calculate almost anything mentally, giving him CombatClairvoyance and AwesomenessByAnalysis. His perception of his power is described as this, with numbers and equations written in the air around him.

* ''Literature/Worm'': The Number Man's [[GoodWithNumbers power]] lets him sense the mathematical underpinnings of the world around him and calculate almost anything mentally, giving him CombatClairavoyance and AwesomenessByAnalysis. His perception of his power is described as this, with numbers and equations written in the air around him.

* Hanzo (the NinjaMaid in ''LightNovel/HyakkaRyouranSamuraiGirls'') has glasses that show opponent's [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale power levels]].

* ''Film/ResidentEvil''
** The Red Queen's stat readouts of the soldiers. Funnily enough, it listed every single one of them as carrying an [=MP5K=] regardless of what they actually carried.

* Nijima from ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', uses his "Nijima Vision" to calculate an opponent's strength. The manga even parodies ''Dragon Ball Z'': When he attempts to scan a master-class martial artist [[http://www.onemanga.com/Historys_Strongest_Disciple_Kenichi/165/02/ his Nijima Vision "explodes" just like a scouter.]]

* In ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'', having the Eclipse infection go unstable leaves the infectee only able to see the world in this, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_senki_lyrical_nanoha_force/v03/c010/4.html which is bad enough since it partly obscures one's sight]], [[SuperPoweredEvilSide but the infection also automatically classifies anyone that this mode reveals as a potential threat, including friends and allies]]. [[spoiler:With Lily serving her role as his [[FusionDance Reactor Plug]], she could turn this on and off for him as needed, making it much more useful]].

** The viewer is occasionally treated to a first-person SherlockScan from [[SherlockHolmes the man himself]]. The conclusions Sherlock draws are usually displayed as white-fonted labels floating in the air next to whatever he's scanning.

* As the GenreDeconstruction of the FightingSeries PlayedForLaughs,''Manga/MutekiKanbanMusume'' parodies this when BurgerFool Megumi ''scans'' all her clients to find the right time to attack TheRival Miki [[BitchInSheepsClothing unnoticed by them]].

* Anyone in ''LightNovel/DoYouThinkSomeoneLikeYouCanDefeatTheDemonKing'' can do this in the form of a spell called "Scan," the most basic magic in the setting. It allows the user to see the stats of any people, animal, or object.

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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' there is an old piece of fluff regarding [[AxCrazy Kharn the Betrayer's]] helmet incorparating a kill counter. It makes a beep every time he takes a skull. Throughout the story, they are thrown in between describing what is going on, with more "BEEPS" occurring in between sentences over the course of the story. [[NightmareFuel It breaks.]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 4th edition has a magic item called the "Goggles of Aura Sight", which tells the user how many HitPoints a monster has left.

* ''[[VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh TRON 2.0]]'' : The Profiler subroutine. Fully upgraded, it gives a Program's name, armor level, hit points, and inventory.
* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' apparently has this as an explicit power of Mitsuru and Fuuka's Personae. Rise's powers in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' are like this too, as are Futaba's in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}''.

** The Awareness Perks of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Fallout2}} 2]]'' provide various stat details.
** The Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' takes this on a different course. It provides a few primary stats: body part condition (small health bars scattered over the target), chance to hit a specific part (percentages above those bars), and potential effect on enemy health (parts of the enemy's general health on the bottom will blink to indicate a full non-critical hit from your attack, it's up to the player to adjust accordingly for current conditions).

** In VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', the Awareness perk allows you to view the damages resistances of any enemy you focus on in VATS, in addition to their health and status (which you can see by default).

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* Anyone in the setting of ''LightNovel/DoYouThinkSomeoneLikeYouCanDefeatTheDemonKing'' can do this in the form of a spell. "Scan," the most basic magic anyone can use, allows the user to see the stats of any people, animal, or object.

* Humorously done in Season 3 of ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' apparently has this as an explicit power of Mitsuru and Fuuka's Personae. Rise's powers in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' are like this too.

* In ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', the viewer is occasionally treated to a first-person SherlockScan from [[SherlockHolmes the man himself]]. The conclusions Sherlock draws are usually displayed as white-fonted labels floating in the air next to whatever he's scanning.
** In "His Last Vow", a computer text version of all Charles Augustus Magnussen's blackmail material appears onscreen whenever the audience is seeing his point of view. Sherlock and the audience are led to believe the info is being displayed on the inside of Magnussen's glasses, but in reality, [[spoiler:it's merely the very organised way in which he processes and views information within his own head, rather like Sherlock himself, and foreshadows the ending of the episode]].