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This trope is an [[Anime]]/[[Manga]] exclusive (although it also shows up in animesque web comics).
In some scenes with couples, there will be a static background shot of a school facility (usually a hallway or yard) or any home/urban/park area, with a notorious vanishing point (generally centered), representing the protagonist's point of view. In the foreground there's a medium shot of almost always [[Always Female|a female character]] with a shy or gentle expression. Similar to a standard [[Dating Sim]] or [[Visual Novel]] screen (as well as many Flash games). This shot is commonly used as a device to imply romantic involvement.
In Hollywood jargon, it's a widescreen eye-level medium-long shot or widescreen eye-level cowboy shot, depending on how much of the character is pictured.
Might or not have the menu options and decorative frames (in which case it's a parody).
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Commonly found in [[Kyoto Animation]]'s anime adaptations of [[Key Visual Arts]] games, such as ''[[Kanon]]'' and ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]''.
** In Clannad, some of the jokes were conserved as Tomoya having a random [[Imagine Spot]] about what option would he choose if this where a visual novel, and it was shown on screen with an actual scene from another Key game ''[[Little Busters!
* ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' has an entire episode framed around Il Pallazo playing a dating sim and Excel having to live through the choices he makes.
** The third choice is always "Put it in", not that he ever chooses it.
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* There's also a Dating Sim Shot with Saki in the ''[[Genshiken]]'' manga (and Madarame too).
* ''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute]]'' has the male lead introduced to dating sims (against his will), after which he starts seeing menu options whenever he faces a decision. One scene has a shot of his father that matches this trope format.
* ''[[Love Hina]]'': Specifically Motoko's introduction is very much shot using this type of framing.
* Seen in ''[[The World God Only Knows]]'' (of course){{context}}▼
* ''[[Megatokyo]]'' uses it in a panel to show what happens when Piro (the artist, not the character) manages to knock Largo out in creative disputes. In the reverse situation, the comic looks like a [[First-Person Shooter]]. ([[Funny Aneurysm Moment|That was before Largo's actual departure]])▼
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▲* Seen in [[The World God Only Knows]] (of course)
▲* When the members of [[Seitokai no Ichizon]] were discussing Kurimu's bad grades, Sugisaki imagines himself playing the scene out in one of his games. He chooses to save and click the 'hug' option to start a sex scene.
* ''[[Kannagi]]'', episode 11: Takako visualizes Jin's life with Nagi, Tsugumi and Zange as this.
== Web Comics ==
▲* ''[[Megatokyo]]'' uses it in a panel to show what happens when Piro (the artist, not the character) manages to knock Largo out in creative disputes. In the reverse situation, the comic looks like a [[First-Person Shooter]]. ([[Funny Aneurysm Moment|That was before Largo's actual departure]])
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