At 3 months old, babies' vision has significantly improved compared to newborns. They can focus better and enjoy looking at high-contrast patterns such as black-and-white designs like bull’s-eyes and spirals

. Their eye muscles are stronger, allowing them to track moving objects and follow directions of gaze

. Babies at this age can recognize familiar faces even from a distance and are particularly drawn to human faces, including their own reflected in a mirror

. Color vision begins to develop around this time, so brightly colored toys and objects can help stimulate their visual skills, although soft pastel colors are still hard for them to distinguish

. Their vision is still nearsighted, meaning they see close objects more clearly than distant ones, but by 3 months they can spot familiar faces farther away than before

. Additionally, babies start to reach for and swipe at objects, indicating the beginning of hand-eye coordination

. By 3 to 4 months, their eyes work together better, improving depth perception and visual tracking

. In summary, at 3 months babies can:

• Focus on and track moving objects
• Recognize familiar faces at a distance
• Enjoy high-contrast patterns
• Begin to perceive colors, especially bright ones
• Start hand-eye coordination by reaching for objects
• Show improved eye muscle control and binocular vision