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A simple eye is one single eye. A compound eye is an eye made up of thousands of little eyes, all seeing the same thing.

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Compound eyes are made up of multiple individual units called ommatidia, each with its own lens and photoreceptor cells, providing a wide field of view and detecting fast movements. Simple eyes, or ocelli, have a single lens and are less complex than compound eyes, providing a more limited field of view and less ability to distinguish shapes or details.

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