A round object fills one shot, and the next begins with another circle somewhere else. The similarity can make a cut feel connected even when the story has moved to a different place or time.
Describe the visible connection first
Choose a transition where a shape, position, or movement seems to carry across the cut. Write what actually matches: a curve near the centre, a hand moving downward, or a bright patch in one corner. Similarity does not require the two images to be identical.
Then describe the difference. A small household object might be followed by a much larger landscape feature. That change of scale can be part of what makes the transition memorable.
Ask what the connection made you expect
Did you initially assume the action continued in the same place? Did the cut invite a comparison that the dialogue never states? Keep your response separate from a claim about the filmmaker’s intention.
Replay a little before and after the cut, where permitted, and listen to whether sound also connects the images. A useful viewing note names the shared feature and the new context. It explains the transition more clearly than simply calling the edit smooth or clever.