mind's eye

American  

noun

1. the hypothetical site of visual recollection or imagination.

   In her mind's eye she saw the city as it had been in Caesar's time.

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mind's eye British  

noun

1. the visual memory or the imagination

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Etymology

Origin of mind's eye

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

Let your mind’s eye wander around the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

It's an image in the mind's eye that's hard to shift.

From BBC

"In their mind's eye, they traveled across the map, encountering the sacred story as they did so."

From Science Daily

As these descriptions illustrate, the pieces on “Tranquilizer” produce images, though the film that plays in your mind’s eye as the record unfolds may be unlike any you’ve seen before.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her mind’s eye she saw him locked in a dungeon somewhere.

From Literature