Writing [Sharing] How does a character introduction impress readers?

As a reader, which character introduction scene is more impressive?

  • Scene 1

  • Scene 2


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c37

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I understand your advice now. Scene 2 feels much better and easier to read.
 

Eldoria

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I understand your advice now. Scene 2 feels much better and easier to read.
Dude... please listen his explanation @L1aei :

Scene 1 is my choice.

Honestly, and I'm not doing this to be funny or anything, I read Scene 2's first sentence and my attention waned at the disassociated POV describing how Harry looked. I read Scene 1 perfectly fine and envisioned it, and already had no issues imaging a placeholder for Harry's appearance, but when Scene 2 came up, I had to focus on slotting pieces of color and texture onto Harry first and then get into the scene.

That's a gear shift. Am I making sense why I chose the first over the second?
 
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c37

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Dude... please listen his explation @L1aei :
Okay my bad sorry.
So only the description which are important should be conveyed through an action, I don't need to go in to details to describe a character. By doing this i can cut time and increase the pace.
 
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