Cats See Different Stuff

Anyone who thinks they can look around a room and see everything that's present needs to observe a cat. My cat Skyler was asleep on my lap when a gnat drifted by and started hovering around the table lamp. He actually woke up and began staring at it intently! It's like he had radar going even while asleep. Other times, he will stare with interest at what appears to be nothing. I can't see a darn thing, but he's tracking some image all over the room.

There is certainly much more to the world than we see. I wonder how a cat experiences the world with its set of sensory equipment. Look at those whiskers and forward-pointing ears-- it's like having a full sensor array stuck on your face. Their noses are surely sharper than human noses, but it's not quite like a dog. Cat noses have smaller nasal passages, which seems to indicate less reliance on scent than on hearing and whisker touch.

I'd be fascinated to experience what I look/sound/smell like to my cat.