"mind's eye" meaning in English

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          "text": "I'm sure the image I had in my mind's eye wasn't a thing like it really looked."
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          "ref": "1852, Alfred (King of England), The whole works of King Alfred the Great",
          "text": "He who would see it with his mind's eye must begin by very little, and then by little and little climb nigher and nigher, and stepmeal, as if he were climbing on a ladder, and would be up on some sea'cliff; […]"
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          "ref": "2021 June 8, Carl Zimmer, “Many People Have a Vivid ‘Mind’s Eye,’ While Others Have None at All”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "The study suggests that the mind’s eye acts as an emotional amplifier, strengthening both the positive and negative feelings produced by our experiences.",
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        "The ability to picture an image mentally through imagination."
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        {
          "alt": "しんがん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shingan",
          "sense": "human ability for visualization",
          "word": "心眼"
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        {
          "text": "I'm sure the image I had in my mind's eye wasn't a thing like it really looked."
        },
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          "ref": "1852, Alfred (King of England), The whole works of King Alfred the Great",
          "text": "He who would see it with his mind's eye must begin by very little, and then by little and little climb nigher and nigher, and stepmeal, as if he were climbing on a ladder, and would be up on some sea'cliff; […]"
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      "alt": "しんがん",
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