Tom spent the morning taking pictures in the small coves of a local lake. What monocular cue is providing depth perception when the near objects in his photographs appear much larger than those on the opposite shore of the cove?

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Relative size is the monocular cue that provides depth perception when objects that are known to be similar in size appear different due to their distance from the observer. In this case, the objects closer to Tom in the cove appear larger than those on the opposite shore, which are farther away, providing depth perception. Height in plane refers to objects being higher in the visual field appearing farther, interposition occurs when one object partially covers another to indicate depth, and linear perspective refers to parallel lines appearing to converge in the distance. None of these cues are relevant to the size difference in Tom's photographs.

Tom Spent the Morning Taking Pictures in the Small Coves