How the AI Scores Your Eye Area
The eye-area score combines geometry and presence: eye size relative to face width, interocular distance (the space between the eyes, ideally close to one eye-width), canthal tilt (the angle from inner to outer eye corner), eyelid exposure, and the contrast that makes eyes register on camera — the property photographers call "eye impact."
The scoring rubric
High scores come from eyes that are proportionally large, spaced near the one-eye-width ideal, with a neutral-to-slightly-positive canthal tilt (outer corner level with or a touch above the inner) and strong iris-to-sclera contrast in the photo. Very wide or narrow spacing, heavy lid hooding that hides the eye shape, or flat lighting that kills contrast pull the score down.
Canthal tilt deserves demystifying, since looksmaxxing culture obsesses over it: the measured difference between a "positive" and "negative" tilt is typically 2–4 degrees — millimetres at the outer corner — and research support for its outsized importance is thin. It is one input among several here, not a fate.
Photographing it accurately
Light your face from slightly above and in front so the eyes catch light (catchlights double perceived eye impact), open the eyes naturally rather than widening them, and keep the camera at eye level.
Frequently asked questions
What is canthal tilt and does it matter?+
The angle from inner to outer eye corner. Positive means the outer corner sits higher. It is measured in our eye-area score but weighted modestly — the real-world differences are a few degrees, and evidence for its importance is far weaker than forum culture claims.
What is the ideal distance between eyes?+
The classical proportion is one eye-width between the eyes. The scan measures your interocular distance relative to eye and face width as part of the eye-area score.
Why do my eyes score differently between photos?+
Eye-area scoring is the most lighting-sensitive category: catchlights, shadow under the brow, and squinting all change the measured presence of the eyes.
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