Simply put, a visual learner is someone who learns best by seeing something, as opposed to hearing it (auditory learners), including movement along with the information (kinesthetic learners), or actively reading/writing information (reading/writing learners)5. This much seems pretty obvious, but there’s more nuance to this style of learning. Many visual learners have similar characteristics, such as being detail-oriented, preferring to read directions instead of hearing them, being good at spelling, and getting distracted by “visual disorder” or during long lectures.