If I understand this correctly you can also see the real world because the image is overlayed.  This would be too distracting for me. The opposite, a pair of glasses that totally blacked out the rest of the world, would be ideal for me.  Put on some sound-cancelling headphones and I&#x27;m in programming heaven.<p>Related: Some editor users set up their background color as partially transparent and see other browser windows, etc., behind the text they are editing.  This would drive me crazy, not to mention that my eyes are bad enough to begin with.