the middle distance
noun /ðə ˌmɪdl ˈdɪstəns/
  /ðə ˌmɪdl ˈdɪstəns/
[singular]- the part of a painting or a view that is neither very close nor very far away
- His eyes were fixed on a small house in the middle distance.
 - She stood staring into the middle distance.