Abstract
Wide screens have been more frequently used in various fields. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological effects of size of screens. Sixteen subjects viewed two kinds of visual materials through three kinds of screens and rated the visual impression for what they viewed. The principal component analysis of the obtained rating scale data and the graphical analysis of the obtained rank data indicated that wider screens did not always give better impression to the subjects, and that the relationship between the real size of the objects and the size on the screen was very important for reality and meaning that the subjects felt through the screens.
