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on the picture vs in the picture

Both 'on the picture' and 'in the picture' are commonly used phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'On the picture' is used when referring to something physically placed on top of the picture, while 'in the picture' is used when referring to something that is inside or part of the picture.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 2664 views

on the picture

This phrase is correct when referring to something physically placed on top of the picture.

Use 'on the picture' when describing something that is physically on top of the picture, such as a sticker or a note.

Examples:

  • There is a cat on the picture.
  • Please don't put anything on the picture.
  • My card is on the picture there.
  • Got a hit from Interpol on the picture Callen sent.
  • Liao, on the picture, I'd like her skin to evoke jade.
  • So you saw the girl on the picture at last.
  • Jose, the one on the picture.
  • Especially when a Marine colonel named Oliver North got his hands on the picture.
  • Get all "CSI" on the picture.
  • The stain is not on the picture.
  • Look what it says here on the picture they sent us.
  • I saw it on the picture, and his name was Gabriel Wyath ill, so I figured I'd give it a shot.
  • The day that I laid eyes on the picture of my son, there was no going back.
  • Zoom in on the picture - the part with the wallet.
  • All right, if you can identify the patient, please write their name on the picture.
  • She wrote it on the picture,
  • I glued Charles's face next to your face on the picture of the bride and groom.
  • Here, why don't you focus on the picture, Julio?
  • - while we all - Get all "CSl" on the picture.
  • I got an I.D. On the picture I sent.
  • Everybody else on the picture wishes they could.
  • You look just like on the picture Miko made 20 years ago.

Alternatives:

  • on top of the picture
  • attached to the picture
  • over the picture
  • above the picture
  • superimposed on the picture

in the picture

This phrase is correct when referring to something that is inside or part of the picture.

Use 'in the picture' when describing something that is depicted within the boundaries of the picture, such as a person, object, or scene.

Examples:

  • There is a tree in the picture.
  • Can you see the hidden message in the picture?
  • Bampo is the one next to me in the picture.
  • We see them two women right here in the picture.
  • I can make it look bigger in the picture.
  • It's even more beautiful than in the picture.
  • We've seen the women in the picture.
  • This is not Talking Heads, in the picture anyway.
  • But there were only three people in the picture.
  • Look carefully I'm in the picture right next to you.
  • Hunter was put in the picture.
  • This is the guy in the picture with Janet.
  • No, Alison is in the picture.
  • The guy in the picture with Kate.
  • I want to be in the picture, too.
  • Want to make sure they get in the picture.
  • They are sad... like the fish in the picture.
  • So Kristina wasn't even in the picture until they were...
  • Red backpack, same one she's wearing in the picture.
  • Same one she's wearing in the picture.
  • All you can do is report what's in the picture.
  • He's number 76 in the picture.

Alternatives:

  • within the picture
  • inside the picture
  • depicted in the picture
  • part of the picture
  • included in the picture

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