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{{quote|''Crebain from Dunland!''|'''Legolas''', ''[[The Lord of the Rings (
This character doesn't just [[Speaks Fluent Animal|talk to animals]] and [[The Beast Master|order them about]]; he or she can see through their eyes and experience the world through their senses. The range of this power goes from [[Being Watched|paranoia inducing]] to [[Superpower Lottery]] winner. On the low end, the character can see through one animal, usually a [[Familiar]] he or she is [[Bond Creature|emotionally and spiritually tied to.]] On the high end, she can do this through more than one type of animal, or even [[Mind Hive|several at once]], making them close to [[The Omniscient]]. Depending on the level of control, she may only be able to go beyond seeing through their eyes and create [[The Swarm]] out of local fauna.
Typically the animals are vermin or smaller, since their "small minds" are easier to control though bigger types aren't unheard of... but the tradeoff is they're harder to control. Depending on the type of bond, having one of these living listening devices [[Poke in
Compare [[Eye Spy]]. Contrast [[Surveillance Drone]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The witch Arachne from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' can see though the eyes of her spiders. Medusa is apparently able to do the same thing with her snakes (or anyone she's [[Body Horror|implanted]] [[Explosive Leash|with them]]).
* Tanya, a Contractor in the second season of ''[[
** Mao gets a more in-depth version wherein he possesses the animal and can speak through it. Unfortunately, his human body got killed when he was out spying, so now he's trapped in the form of a cat.
* A story from Rumiko Takahashi's ''[[Rumic World]]'' series called "When My Eyes Got Wings" involved an [[Ill Boy]] who could see the world through the eyes of a little bird.
* Sei Arisaka from ''[[
* Ino from [[Naruto]] can use her clan's possession powers to do this after the [[Time Skip]].
* Fairly standard practice for familiars in [[Fate
== Comic Books ==
* ''[[The Falcon (Comic Book)|The Falcon]]'', of [[Marvel Comics]], can do this with birds, with varying strength in doing so. Considering a bird's eye view, it could be pretty useful.
* The page image comes from the comic ''[[Film/North 40|North 40]]'', Luane lucked out with getting ''[[Lovecraftian Superpower|just]]'' this ability. More incredibly, she handles the [[A God Am I|godlike power]] with incredible humanity, enduring dozens of [[Fainting Seer|fainting spells]] to help stop the unsealing of the [[Sealed Evil in
* The Flea in ''[[
== Film ==
* In ''[[
* According to [[Word of God]], this was originally going to be one of Shan Yu's abilities in ''[[
* The Skeksies of ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' have bat like creatures that fly across the land and transmit visuals back to them through a piece of crystal embedded in their faces.
* Eric Draven from ''[[The Crow]]'' has among his powers the ability to see through the eyes of the title bird.
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* In ''Another Faust'', Victoria is given a swarm of moths {{spoiler|and eventually... ''other'' insects}} that allow her to spy on people. Unfortunately for her, anyone can control them as long as they're in the right room...
* ''[[Discworld]]'' has this as one of the most useful applications of Borrowing (possession magic). A mouse can walk through cracks, an eagle can fly high and fast. The crystal ball has image quality problems, an Omniscope is hard to aim and scrying without enchanted hardware may or may not exist at all, so Borrowing has major advantages if the possessor is skilled enough.
** And if they're not skilled enough, the possessor runs a severe risk of having their mind almost [[The Mind Is a Plaything of
** In ''[[Discworld
* In ''The Bad Place'' by [[Dean Koontz]], [[Creepy Twins|creepy twin sisters]] Violet and Verbina have this ability. They share a constant mind link with each other and the dozens of cats occupying their home. Craving wild and evocative sensation, they often drift outward to possess the bodies of hunting animals and their prey to feel both the thrill of the hunt and the pain of death. They cannot do this to humans however.
* In ''[[
* In [[Tamora Pierce]]'s ''The Immortals'' quartet, Daine talks to animals, sees through their eyes, and even had them sabotage an army for her.
* [[
* In the latest ''[[
* In ''[[Harry Potter (
* Wargs or skinchangers do this in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', mostly with wolves, but other animals are possible. With training, they can learn to actually control the animal, but this trope is the first hint that you've got the potential. All of the Stark children are potential wargs, though {{spoiler|Sansa never learned how due to her direwolf being killed, and only Bran and Arya have shown themselves to be able to use it on anything other than their direwolves. This can also be done to humans, though they don't like it - when Varamyr tries to take over a human she gouges out her eyes and bites off her tongue in the fight for control of her body.}}
* Herald Eldan in the ''[[Heralds of Valdemar]]'' books has animal telepathy as one of his abilities, which gives him a touch of this as well. Many Heralds with strong "sight" Gifts can do this with their [[Cool Horse|Companions]] -- though these are closer to guardian spirits than the horses they resemble.
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** There were a surprisingly large number of spells that allow to use other beings' senses, and not only the sight. Some work only on a limited group of creatures, such as the undead. Also, [[Psychic Powers|psionic powers]].
*** By fourth edition the 'scry on familiar ability' has gone missing. Arcane users can see though the eyes of a owl familiar and several others allow you to determine line of sight from their point of view.
* The Animalism discipline in ''[[
* In the ''[[DC Heroes]]'' roleplaying game, this was an available superpower called 'Eye of the Cat'.
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