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Conventional studies have measured visual acuity in the periphery and FoV size without eye movement. However, these results are not sufficient to determine the spatial specifications because users may notice a degradation in the quality of images displayed in the periphery when shifting their gaze away from the front. In this study, we measured visual characteristics under practical conditions, wherein participants moved their eyes naturally in coordination with their head movements, as observed when viewing natural scenes. Using a cylindrical display that covered the participant\u2019s entire horizontal visual field with high resolution images, we asked participants to identify degraded spatial resolution or narrowed FoV. Results showed that ideal HMDs do not have to provide spatial frequency components above 0.5 and 2 cycles per degree outside the visual fields of approximately 210\u00b0 and 120\u00b0 horizontally, respectively. 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