“Lived body” is a concept from Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology. It is defined as a way of understanding the body not as a mere device that receives the world, but as something that generates meaning through relations. The body is not treated as a passive container or a neutral instrument; instead, it is the site where perception, movement, and relation become meaningful.
The idea describes situations in which images and displays are experienced through bodily engagement. When a viewer follows motion with the eyes, adjusts focus, or moves around in space, the image appears not as a fixed object but as a relation between body and world. In this sense, the “lived body” helps explain how visual experience is shaped by embodied participation rather than detached observation.