There are accepted conventions to creating a sense of continuity. Break one of these rules and it's called a jump cut.

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Jump cuts are created when there is a sudden shift in time, place, camera angle or subject without any continuity. To avoid jump cuts, filmmakers use techniques like match cuts, cutaways, dissolves, etc. to create a sense of continuity. Breaking these techniques leads to a jump cut.

There Are Accepted Conventions to Creating a Sense of Continuity