görüntü

Görüntü is a Turkish noun meaning image, appearance, or visual representation. The term covers visual content that can be seen, including a photograph, a frame from a video, or a computer-generated graphic. It can also refer to the apparent look or impression of a person or object. In everyday Turkish, görüntü is often distinguished from resim, which more commonly denotes a painting or drawing; görüntü tends to emphasize imagery that is captured or displayed by devices or seen in action.

In modern contexts, görüntü is central to photography, filmmaking, and digital imaging. It appears in compound terms such as görüntü işleme (image processing), görüntü sensörü (image sensor), görüntü kaydı or görüntü akışı for recorded footage, and tıbbi görüntüleme (medical imaging). In computing and media, the word is used to refer to the actual image data stored on a device or transmitted over a network, as distinct from the underlying data or metadata.

Beyond technical usage, görüntü also denotes a mental image or impression formed in the viewer’s mind. In Turkish journalism and cinema, it can describe what appears on screen or what is shown to an audience, while in science and education it is used to discuss how data are transformed into visual representations. The term thus encompasses both physical and perceptual aspects of what is seen.