It's just right.  I needed a chair mat for my small (closet) desk/office and for my son's college apartment. Both spaces are carpeted and the wheels from moving chairs have did a number on my sons carpet and so I wanted to protect mine and what is left of his.  The problem is space. Neither places could house the standard size chair mat, so I went looking and found this one.  It's perfect. Just big enough for the wheel base of our chairs, and yet not so small you miss (roll off) the mat when moving. Lightweight & flexible, but still sturdy! And YES... it is clear!  It's not gray like it looks in the pics It's slightly frosted from the texture, but looks clear once down on carpet. Our carpet at home is a light beige with a block "textured pattern" to it, no variation in color though. You can see the texture pattern easily through the mat. It came very fast as well.  We are super pleased.