I would say it's like when looking at something in real life, I can focus deeply on one thing but not on everything in the "field of view": it's easy to imagine

I would say it's like when looking at something in real life, I can focus deeply on one thing but not on everything in the "field of view": it's easy to imagine a detailed textured closeup of an elephant's head "in lush cinematic glory" but applying that detail to an entire elephant feels impossible because I can't just focus on every detail on an entire elephant at once. Mind's eye sounds accurate as it really kind of feels like looking at something. It's also impossible to say whether it's accurate or not. It feels accurate enough without a direct comparison but it's not concrete or static enough to really say much more than that. When I imagine something and then try to recreate it in a real medium (drawing etc) it can come out differently, though then again I really suck at drawing so who knows.