# Enum: SurfaceView 




_Where the camera sits for a cortical surface. Distinct from `VolumeView`: a mesh is viewed from a side of the brain, a volume is sliced along an anatomical axis, and the two vocabularies do not overlap._



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URI: [tvbo:enum/SurfaceView](https://w3id.org/tvbo/enum/SurfaceView)

## Permissible Values
| Value | Meaning | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| lateral | None | From the side, outward face |
| medial | None | From the side, inward face |
| dorsal | None | From above |
| ventral | None | From below |
| anterior | None | From the front |
| posterior | None | From behind |




## Slots

| Name | Description |
| ---  | --- |
| [view](../slots/view.qmd) | Where the camera sits |










## Identifier and Mapping Information





### Schema Source


* from schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo/figure






## LinkML Source

<details>
```yaml
name: SurfaceView
description: 'Where the camera sits for a cortical surface. Distinct from `VolumeView`:
  a mesh is viewed from a side of the brain, a volume is sliced along an anatomical
  axis, and the two vocabularies do not overlap.'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo/figure
permissible_values:
  lateral:
    text: lateral
    description: From the side, outward face.
  medial:
    text: medial
    description: From the side, inward face.
  dorsal:
    text: dorsal
    description: From above.
  ventral:
    text: ventral
    description: From below.
  anterior:
    text: anterior
    description: From the front.
  posterior:
    text: posterior
    description: From behind.

```
</details>

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