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[–] Decoy321 4 points 2 years ago

It's useful for both, actually. It's basically depth perception for both senses, since we've got 2 ears and eyes. At first, you're hearing/seeing from two points. Then when you tilt your head, you're rotating those two points on a different plane, giving you a different frame of reference.