Key:visibility
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Visibility of a given element 
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| Group: properties |
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| Status: in use |
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=* is used for publicly visible devices or objects or features to evaluate the scope of their visibility.
Values
Values denoting visibility of an element
=house: Visible from the pavement, or up to 10 meters (around), or to indicate that the device is targeted mostly for pedestrians.=street: Visible from the current street, or from between 10 m and 50 m (around), or to indicate that the device is targeted to passers-by moving with vehicles going slowly.=area: Visible from several directions, or from more than 50 m (around), or to indicate that the device is targeted to passers-by moving with vehicles going fast.
Values denoting visibility along a way
Commonly prefixed with the kind of path the visibility relates to, such as trail, track, path, trailblazed.
| Tag | Trail | Requirements | Example |
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*:visibility=excellent
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Unambiguous path or markers everywhere | None, orientation unproblematic, no map required |   |
*:visibility=good
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Next marker always visible, but sometimes has to be searched for. | Basic sense of direction, map recommended |   |
*:visibility=intermediate
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Track mostly visible | Good sense of direction, map required | |
*:visibility=bad
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Path sometimes invisible, route partly pathless | Basic skills in orientation | |
*:visibility=horrible
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Often pathless | Advanced orientational skills |  |
*:visibility=no
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Mostly pathless | Excellent orientational skills |  |
Common combinations
advertising=*For advertising devices, setting a 'visibility' value helps define the impact of the advertising unit on the passers-by.amenity=clockFrom which distance can you read a publicly visible clock? E.g.: the value 'area' can be used for a church clock.
See also
seamark:light:visibility=*- Used as subkey for various path types.
trail_visibility=*- Unique key instead of subkey for the visibility of hiking trails.