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by Dylan16807 1116 days ago
It's more complicated than that. Angular resolution is where you can distinguish between one or two separate objects. You need an entire rod/cone/camera pixel in between to pick out the middle. But when it comes to viewing edges and lines, it's like using grayscale instead of black and white. Differences of position ten times as small can be distinguished.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperacuity