An afterimage is an optical illusion that occurs after looking away from a direct gaze at an image.

Afterimage or After image may also refer to:

Film and television Afterimage (film), a 2016 Polish film "Afterimage" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), a television episode

Music AfterImage, a Filipino pop/rock band The Afterimage, a Canadian metal band "Afterimage", a song by Rush, from their 1984 album Grace Under Pressure "Afterimage", a song by Justice, from their 2024 album Hyperdrama

Print Afterimage (novel), a 2007 crime novel by Kathleen George After Image, a 2006 novel by Pierce Askegren based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Afterimages (poetry collection), a 2002 poetry collection by Robert Gray Afterimage, a 2000 novel by Helen Humphreys Afterimage, a 1992 novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Kevin J. Anderson Afterimage (magazine), an American art magazine