the middle distance
noun/ðə ˌmɪdl ˈdɪstəns/
/ðə ˌmɪdl ˈdɪstəns/
[singular]- the part of a painting or a view that is neither very close nor very far away
- His eyes were fixed on a small house in the middle distance.
- She stood staring into the middle distance.
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