Full Idea
Visual perception seems to differ from some of the other senses; when we become aware of burning toast, we become aware of the smell, ...but we don't see a garden by seeing a 'look' of the garden.
Gist of Idea
If we smell something we are aware of the smell separately, but we don't perceive a 'look' when we see
Source
Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 5.40)
Book Reference
Crane,Tim: 'Elements of Mind' [OUP 2001], p.131
A Reaction
Interesting. Do blind people transfer this more direct perception to a different sense (e.g. the one they rely on most)?