When someone describes an unfamiliar object or place, how easy is it for you to imagine what they’re talking about?
When you think of a concept like “freedom” or “happiness,” does an image come to mind, or is it just an idea?
When you're trying to remember directions to a place, do you usually rely on mental maps or written/verbal instructions?
When you try to picture a familiar face, how clear is it?
If I asked you to imagine a lion in the wild, what do you see?
How easily can you recall and picture the layout of your childhood home?
Think about your morning routine. Can you visualize yourself going through each step?
How easy is it for you to visualize places you've visited before?
If you imagine a friend’s voice, how clearly can you hear it in your mind?
When reading a book, how easily do you visualize the characters and settings described?
When you think about a recent meal, can you mentally recreate the taste and smell?
Do you find it easier to recall facts and numbers or to picture scenarios and events?
Do you tend to “see” memories as images or do you remember them as a list of facts and details?
When you close your eyes and imagine a sunset, how vivid is the image?
Can you picture an object from multiple angles, like imagining the front, back, and sides of a car?
How easily can you mentally rotate objects in your head, such as picturing a cube and turning it around?
Think of a rainbow. Can you visualize all the colors?
Picture a beach scene in your mind. What do you see?
Do you tend to rely more on logic and facts (left brain) or creativity and imagination (right brain) when solving problems?
How do you picture objects when someone describes them to you?
When you hear someone’s voice you haven’t heard in a while, can you mentally “hear” it again later?
If I asked you to imagine a red apple, what comes to mind?
Can you visualize your favorite childhood memory?
How do you prefer to learn new information?
How vivid are your dreams at night?
When you hear music, can you imagine what the instruments or singers look like?
Can you imagine hearing a song in your head without it actually playing?
When reading a book, can you visualize the characters and scenes described?
If you close your eyes and imagine something simple, like a circle, how long does it stay in your mind?
When you try to remember how something smells or tastes, how strong is that memory?
Aphantasia Test
Strong Visualizer
You have a vivid and clear imagination, easily able to picture images, scenes, and objects in your mind with full detail. Your mental imagery is akin to watching a movie, with colors, textures, and fine details all readily accessible. You likely have little difficulty recalling faces, places, or visualizing scenarios when reading or reminiscing. This strong visualization ability suggests that you do not have Aphantasia.
Moderate Visualizer
You can visualize images and scenes in your mind, though they may not always be perfectly clear. While you might experience some fuzziness or lack of detail in certain visualizations, you can still generate mental images to a reasonable degree. You may not consistently create vivid mental pictures, but your ability to visualize is generally functional. This indicates that you do not have Aphantasia, though you might have slightly weaker visualization skills compared to others.
Limited Visualizer
Your ability to visualize is quite faint or blurry, and you often struggle to generate detailed mental images. You may be able to grasp the general outline or concept of an image, but the clarity and richness of your mental pictures are often lacking. This difficulty in forming clear mental imagery might suggest that you fall somewhere on the spectrum of Aphantasia, with a reduced ability to create mental pictures.
Aphantasia Likely
You experience little to no mental imagery at all, and when prompted to visualize, you cannot form any clear pictures in your mind. Whether it's a sunset, a loved one's face, or a familiar place, your mind's eye remains blank. This lack of visual representation is a hallmark of Aphantasia, a condition where people are unable to visualize images in their minds, and your responses suggest you may fall into this category.
