# A world inside a crystal sphere

A miniature alpine world spills a waterfall out of a glass sphere and over an oak table.

Web page: <https://promptseen.dev/en/templates/crystal-sphere-waterfall/>  
Other languages: [简体中文](https://promptseen.dev/zh-hans/templates/crystal-sphere-waterfall/index.md)

Describe a miniature landscape. Copy the prompt into your image generator; no reference image is needed.

Version v1 · 1 field

![A miniature alpine valley inside a crystal sphere, with a waterfall flowing across an oak table.](https://promptseen.dev/media/a_203/crystal-sphere-waterfall-detail-4c3a02d4f9bd.webp)

*This image comes from the default sample. Other values give other results.*

## Prompt · English

```text
On an aged oak table stands a clear crystal sphere containing a miniature alpine valley with pine forests and a turquoise lake. A waterfall from that tiny world flows through the glass boundary and cascades over the table edge into the surrounding room. Make the impossible transition seamless and visually readable. Photorealistic water, believable glass refraction, moody window light, warm wood against cool turquoise water, one central object, cinematic still-life composition.
```

## Template with placeholders

```text
On an aged oak table stands a clear crystal sphere containing a miniature {{landscape}}. A waterfall from that tiny world flows through the glass boundary and cascades over the table edge into the surrounding room. Make the impossible transition seamless and visually readable. Photorealistic water, believable glass refraction, moody window light, warm wood against cool turquoise water, one central object, cinematic still-life composition.
```

## Fields

| Field | Type | In the default sample |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Landscape inside the sphere (`landscape`) · Required | Text: Up to 250 characters | alpine valley with pine forests and a turquoise lake |

## How to use

Describe the landscape inside the sphere. Keep the water crossing the glass boundary and the table edge explicit: these two transitions create the illusion.

## Recorded result

The default landscape was generated with the built-in image tool on 2026-10-29. The exact provider model ID was not supplied. Changing the landscape has not yet been tested.

## Inspiration

See the [tested case](https://promptseen.dev/en/prompts/crystal-sphere-waterfall/) for original sources and dated attention metrics.

## Made with this template

- [Crystal sphere waterfall](https://promptseen.dev/en/prompts/crystal-sphere-waterfall/)

## Test prints

### 2026-10-29 · GPT Image 2.5

- Provider: OpenAI
- Template v1: [A world inside a crystal sphere](https://promptseen.dev/en/templates/crystal-sphere-waterfall/)

![A miniature alpine valley inside a crystal sphere, with a waterfall flowing across an oak table.](https://promptseen.dev/media/a_203/crystal-sphere-waterfall-detail-4c3a02d4f9bd.webp)