What principle explains why distant objects appear smaller and are arranged in space as they recede?

• A. Linear Perspective
• B. Depth
• C. Proportion
• D. Texture

Answer: (A)

Linear perspective explains how to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface by showing that lines recede toward a vanishing point on the horizon and that objects become smaller with distance. This is why distant objects appear smaller and why their placement follows a consistent spatial order as they recede. Depth is a broader idea about space, but the mechanism for diminishing size and organized recession is linear perspective. Proportion is about the relative sizes within a single subject, and texture is about surface detail, neither of which directly accounts for how space is represented in perspective.