> I really wish I could see that level of detail with my own eyes.
Straying off topic, but be careful what you wish for. I have great eyesight, and have developed my ability to see/notice details considerably throughout my life. (Which btw is super under rated, “seeing” is about much more than just light being focused in your retinas, its incredible to me how things that used to look really complicated or looked a complete mess when I was a teenager are now just a bunch of components and as a result easy to see.)
My experience is that I notice how imperfect everything is, constantly. I go to someones place they lived in for years and notice all kinds of things they never picked up on, mismatched moulding or paint or texture, wood grain not matching in furniture, light limescale on porcelain, heat marks, cammed out fasteners, fixtures that are not square, plumb and flush, bubbling peeling paint. I could go on and on.
Being discerning is kind of a bummer if you can’t put it to good use.
I get that. I've done a lot of digital video work for going on 3 decades now. I notice every little flaw and inconsistency. Every video looks like a Godzilla movie to me if I look close enough. I've had to train myself to let it go and just enjoy the artistry in it all. That works most of the time.