perceptions
n. countablen. the way you think about or understand something using your senses or your mind. It is how you see a situation based on your own experiences.
n. the mental results or interpretations of sensory information; the specific ways in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted. Often used to discuss the gap between objective reality and subjective belief.
Public perceptions of the new law are mostly positive.
The company is launching a marketing campaign to change consumer perceptions of their brand as being old-fashioned.
Social media can significantly distort our perceptions of reality by highlighting only the most extreme or curated versions of other people's lives.
Frequently used in the plural to describe collective or varied opinions within a group.