# Makie: What is a scene?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-what-is-a-scene/69326>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** makie\
**Created:** [October 6, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-what-is-a-scene/69326 "2021-10-06T18:49:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bardo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bardo/32/21601_2.png) [@Bardo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Bardo)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-what-is-a-scene/69326/1 "2021-10-06T18:49:17Z")

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Could not answer the question after reading [What is a `Scene` ?](https://makie.juliaplots.org/v0.15.2/documentation/scenes/#what_is_a_scene)

Who can explain in simple terms where scenes fit in a mental picture of Makie?

The manual puts them close to a container, the code below suggests them being a property of axes:

```julia
f = Figure()                   
a = Axis(f[1, 1])                  
p = lines!(a, 0:0.1:10, cos))
...
if ispressed(a.scene, Mouse.left)

```

Confused.

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**Author:** ![jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-what-is-a-scene/69326/2 "2021-10-06T19:43:08Z")

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The axis just has a scene in which the plots are drawn, it’s a low level container with plots inside and a projection or camera setting

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**Author:** ![Bardo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bardo/32/21601_2.png) [@Bardo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Bardo)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-what-is-a-scene/69326/3 "2021-10-06T19:49:33Z")

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Thx Jules