Differences in Visual Attraction between Historical Garden and Urban Park Walking Scenes

Previous studies on visual perception and landscape element preference have mainly focused urban green spaces such as parks forests; the attraction potential of historical gardens has been less explored. Based analysis framework experience, this study employed normalized eye-tracking data questionnaires to compare difference in typical walking scenes between parks. The results showed that terms elements, variation fluctuation fixation time various elements by participants viewing garden (HGWSs) was than for park (UPWSs). Additionally, scores former (i.e., fascinating, coherent, complex, mysterious) were higher latter. In attention area, exploration HGWSs around scene top, bottom, left, right) longer UPWSs, while latter’s central former. related foreground middle ground, UPWSs ground background. policy makers managers spaces, recommendation present consider evaluate differences before establishment.