Lens of Truth
For The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64 (1998).

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| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| English | Lens of Truth |
| Français | Monocle de Vérité |
| Deutsch | Auge der Wahrheit |
| 日本語 | まことのメガネ |
When you get it
You found the Lens of Truth! Set it to C and press C to look through it! Mysterious things are hidden everywhere!
Be sure to try to use it outside of the well. Seeing the truth will cost magic power, so press C again to stop using it.
Chests
| Place | Original | Master Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Well of Three Features | 1 | 1 |
What it is for
| Who can use it | Both ages |
|---|
Changes between versions
NTSC 1.0, PAL 1.0
You found the Lens of Truth! Set it to C and press C to look through it! Mysterious things are hidden everywhere!
Be sure to try to use it outside of the well. Seeing the truth will cost magic power, so press C again to stop using it.
Master Quest NTSC, Master Quest PAL
You found the Lens of Truth! Set it to C and use C to look through it! Mysterious things are hidden everywhere!
Be sure to try to use it outside of the well. Seeing the truth will cost magic power, so use C again to stop using it.
In the official guides

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 12

Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 12
Found at the Bottom of the Well; child only.
ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 完全攻略ガイドブック (NTT出版, 1999), p. 187, Translated by 101Leafy
Found at the bottom of the well; shows hidden things.
Through the Lens of Truth, viewers could spy invisible demons, traps, treasures and places that normally went undetected.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 86
Found at the Bottom of the Well.
Found in Well in Kakariko Village by Child Link.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Prima Publishing, 1998), p. 134
Shows invisible objects and passages, but drains the magic meter while in use.
Die Benutzung des Auges der Wahrheit zehrt an Links Magieleiste, der Nutzen ist jedoch immens.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 12, Translated by 101Leafy
With the Lens of Truth Link sees at once which chest in the chest game holds the key, but he only gets it in the second half of the game.
Setzt er dieses Utensil beim Truhen-Poker ein, kann er auf Anhieb erkennen, in welcher Kiste sich der Schlüssel befindet.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 28, Translated by 101Leafy
Link needs it before the Shadow Temple, so he plays the Prelude of Light to return to the Temple of Time and goes back as a child.
Doch zuvor braucht er das Auge der Wahrheit.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 74, Translated by 101Leafy
In the chest that appears after the Dead Hand; it shows things that were invisible, like secret passages in walls. Another chest is behind it.
Nachdem Link den Kopfparasiten besiegt hat, erscheint eine Truhe, in der sich das Auge der Wahrheit befindet.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 75, Translated by 101Leafy
In the Shadow Temple the Lens of Truth shows a hidden stone block; Link pushes it under the falling spike plates and climbs it to reach the upper level.
Das Auge der Wahrheit zeigt Link einen Block, der sonst nicht zu sehen ist.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 77, Translated by 101Leafy
The enemy released by the last sun in room 18 can only be seen with the Lens of Truth.
Den Gegner in diesem Raum kann Link übrigens nur mit dem Auge der Wahrheit sehen.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 87, Translated by 101Leafy
The Lens of Truth shows the way to room 6 and later the chest with the key in room 5.
Ist dies erledigt, nimmt Link mit dem Auge der Wahrheit einen Zugang wahr, der zu Raum 6 führt.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 110, Translated by 101Leafy