Muchidzidzo chePimanyika, chiso (surface) inzvimbo ine miganhu unotarwa nehwasha uye hurefu asi pasina hudzamu. Muenzaniso ungapiwa ndeuyo watinoouna takatarisa pamusoro petafura, madziro emba, garo repoto, denga remba zvichingodaro. Zvakakosha kutsambidzira kuti chiso hauna hudzamu nyangwe zvavo uchitsigirwa nechivakwa kana mbiru dzine hudzamu. Tumbuka vanoti mtunda (surface, ground) kureva nzvimbo iri pamusoro pechinhu. KuShona tingati dandare. Kimbundu vanoti mutala (n. face; on the top) kureva kumeso kana pamusoro.