A 3-month-old baby can see several feet away, with vision nearly fully developed compared to newborn stage. At this age, babies can focus on faces and close objects, follow moving objects with their eyes, and recognize familiar faces even from a distance. Their color vision is improving, especially for red and green hues, and they are beginning to develop depth perception as their eyes start working together more effectively. Typically, a 3-month-old can track objects visually and may start reaching for things, showing early hand-eye coordination
. In terms of specific distance, while newborns see best at about 8 to 12 inches (the distance to a caregiver’s face during feeding), by 3 months, babies can see at least several feet away, enough to observe people or objects across a room
. Their vision is still developing, but by this age, they are much more visually aware of their surroundings than in the first few weeks of life. Summary:
- Can see at least several feet away
- Focus on faces and close objects
- Follow moving objects with eyes
- Recognize familiar faces from a distance
- Developing color vision (especially red and green)
- Beginning depth perception as eyes work together
- Early hand-eye coordination with reaching for objects
This developmental progress allows a 3-month-old baby to visually engage with their environment more actively than in the newborn stage
