Landscape Design Intensity and Its Associated Complexity of Forest Landscapes in Relation to Preference and Eye Movements

Understanding how people perceive landscapes is essential for the design of forest landscapes. The study investigates intensity affects landscape complexity, preference, and eye movements urban settings. Eight groups twenty-four pictures, representing lawn, path, waterscape settings in forests, with each type setting having two pictures one group four were selected. classified into slight, low, medium, high intensities. A total 76 students randomly assigned to observe within an eye-tracking apparatus give ratings complexity preference. results indicate that was positively associated subjective but or negatively related objective three types Subjective found significantly contribute visual preference across types, while did not In addition, marginal effect medium on greater than low most cases. Moreover, although some movement metrics lawn settings, none be indicative predictors findings enrich research assist designers during process effectively arrange forests.