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No but humans typically do
Humans aren't actually that good at visually measuring distances.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/judging-distances-and-depth-perception-change-with-arm-length/
Only in cyberpunk literature.
"In the year 2147, technology has given humans abilities beyond the natural senses, it has given them... eyes."
Eyes can't measure distance. You can only make rough estimations.
I like my distance estimates the way i like my toilet paper
rough
I may not be good at giving it a number, but I can usually see how far apart two things are.