Eye of the beholder is a phrase meaning something is a matter of personal opinion. It is shortened from the aphorism "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", which originally appeared in the novel '' Molly Bawn''. It may refer to:

Books

* ''Eye of the Beholder'', a 1999 novel by

Jayne Ann Krentz Jayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle (born March 28, 1948 in Cobb, California, United States), is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of ''New York Times'' bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she ...

* ''The Eye of the Beholder'', a 1980 novel by

Marc Behm Marc Behm (12 January 1925 in Trenton, New Jersey – 12 July 2007 in Fort-Mahon-Plage, France) was an American novelist, actor, and screenwriter, who lived as an expatriate in France. Behm wrote the script for The Beatles' ''Help!'' (1965) and ...

, basis for the 1999 film * ''The Eye of the Beholder: The Life of Muhammad as Viewed by the Early Muslims: A Textual Analysis'', a 1995 book by Uri Rubin * ''Eye of the Beholder: Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing'', a 2015 book by

Laura J. Snyder Laura J. Snyder (born 1964) is an American historian, philosopher, and writer. She is a Fulbright Scholar, is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge, was the firsLeon Levy/Alfred P. Sloan fellowaThe Leon Levy Center for Biographyat The Graduate ...

Music

* ''Eye of the Beholder'' (album), a 1988 album by the Chick Corea Elektric Band * "Eye of the Beholder" (song), a 1988 song by Metallica

Television

* ''Eye of the Beholder'' (TV series), a 1974 Canadian travel documentary miniseries

Episodes

Video games

* ''Eye of the Beholder'' (video game), a 1991 video game, followed by two sequels * ''Eye of the Beholder'' (2002 video game), an adaptation of the 1991 game

Other media