why does squinting improve vision?

Question

At least for me, I notice that when I squint, my vision becomes sharper. I don’t know if this is a common thing, but I’m curious as to why it happens

In: Biology

Answer 1

like you’re 5: when you look at a lot of stuff, your brain has to think about all that stuff. When you reduce the amount of stuff in the background, your brain can think harder about the thing you’re squinting at.