Photo



A photo (known as picture prior to ) is a piece of special furniture, introduced in and appearing in all subsequent games except, given to the player by a villager, indicative of them having become close friends. The photo has a portrait of the villager and can be interacted with. Once selected, it reveals a quote either unique to the villager (one example is Tangy's photo, which talks about citrus) or their personalities or species.

Precursors
While villager pictures originated in, a similar item, , appears in ; however it is just a regular furniture item and cannot be interacted with. Additionally, the idea of favorite sayings and a basic profile originated from the e-Reader cards, and, in the Japanese release of, the favorite saying appears on their e-Reader card.

In, there are 150 villager and 6 special character picture furniture items. They do not appear in the catalog, and do not have a color or genre, despite their colored frames. They can be put on top of tables, fireplaces, etc. They all take up one space in the player's house, and cannot be sold. They are worth 3,200 HRA points each. When dropped outside, they appear as the same green leaf that other furniture items do. These pictures are obtained by befriending the villagers. Once given, a picture is the player's forever, even if the villager moves away.

In, villager pictures are generally obtained randomly after completing a task for a villager. If the player befriended them, they may also send a picture with their goodbye letter. They can also be obtained on April Fools Day by telling which villager is the imposter. The pictures are considered 'lucky' items (worth 7,777 points) by the Happy Home Academy, but this bonus is only awarded if the villager is a current resident in town. Villager pictures may be sold for 10 Bells at Re-Tail.

In, villager pictures can be used to decorate clients' houses. They are typically unlocked by designing a house for the corresponding character, though some pictures can come in sets even if the depicted villagers don't live together. For example, Chrissy and Francine, due to the two being sisters.

In, a villager's picture can be obtained when friendship with the player reaches level 20.

In, photos have more unique looks than in previous games. The photos now have more elaborate backgrounds or poses (such as Margie's, where she is shown painting), and villagers may be dressed in different outfits rather than their default ones. Much like, they can be obtained randomly after completing tasks or in exchange for gifts, once the player has reached a high level of friendship with the villager. However, it is no longer possible to receive a photo attached to a goodbye letter, as these letters are no longer sent during a move out in.

For the first time, players may also purchase unframed posters via Nook Shopping for villagers and special characters that have been invited to Photopia; villager posters show the same poses as their photos, but do not have the same interactivity or in-game significance of friendship as photos. Special characters who have amiibo cards and figures, but are not in the game, also have posters that can be unlocked by attempting to invite them to Photopia. Until version 1.9.0, the Sanrio villagers, provided the player scans their amiibo card, would not give out their poster but instead posters based upon a Sanrio franchise (e.g. ). These posters remain available from scanning a Sanrio villager despite their inclusion in version 1.9.0 also featuring their posters as well (e.g. and  are both obtainable by scanning Toby's amiibo card).

As of version 1.9.0, four framed photo of a special character are available:, , , and.

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The remaining special characters who were not given pictures in have pictures in. These items can also be obtained from Wisp in.