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title: "Using visual search"
slug: "using-visual-search"
abstract: "Best practices to follow when using visual search to find image assets."
---
# Using visual search

To make the most of the [visual search](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/search-for-similar-images.html "Search for similar images") feature, follow these best practices:

- Do not use visual search to count objects. For example, using the search criteria of *three people* will not necessarily return assets with three people.
- Do not include distance measurements. For example, search criteria of *a photo of a car, a bike, and an airplane, where the airplane is closer to the bike than the car* will not return relevant results.
- Do not describe classification tasks in the search criteria. For example, *differences between types of flowers*.
- Do not describe the absence of something. For example, *car without people*.

Aim to provide enough specific detail to locate the images you want. Too much information, or too little, can cause inaccurate or irrelevant results. Here are some examples.

| Original search string | Issue | Improved string |
| --- | --- | --- |
| person reading | Not enough information. | young girl reading a paperback book |
| cooking | Not enough information. | cooking knife |
| cooking knife on table | Too much information. Images returned could include images of only tables, if no relevant images are found for a cooking knife. | cooking knife |
| adult female | Too vague. Images returned could include adult female tigers or birds. | female human adult |

> [!tip]
> If you still do not see the results you expect. [refresh the renditions](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/refresh-renditions.html "Refresh renditions") and select *\_embeddings*.