This is the 13502nd most frequent German word.
bildlich
"Bildlich" means "figurative" or "pictorial" in English.
Here, 'bildlich' is used to mean 'vividly' as an adverb, describing how the action of describing was carried out, aiming at evoking a clear mental image.
Er beschrieb die Szene so bildlich, dass ich sie mir genau vorstellen konnte.
He described the scene so vividly that I could picture it exactly.
In this sentence, 'bildlich darstellen' means 'to represent visually,' as a method of presenting content in a visual medium, referring to illustrations or graphical representations.
Die wissenschaftliche Illustration hilft, komplexe Inhalte bildlich darzustellen.
The scientific illustration helps to represent complex contents visually.
Here, 'bildlich betrachtet' means 'figuratively speaking,' representing concepts in imagery or metaphors, helping in abstract reasoning.