Its normal for us =)

Hi Lorilana, Similar to you, if i have looked at a picture many times in the past i have a broad idea of what it looks like, but can not pull it up in my mind. say like a picture of me and a family member I know what it looks like but I wouldn't be able to draw it. I don't know if that helps. 

What is normal? While I can't diagnose you, I believe this is in the aphantasia spectrum. I experience my aphantasia much like you. I have found that if I begin to free write in my journal, more and more memories come out of the little flash. I am beginning to think that you can adapt and use different tools to "visualize". The key for me has been accepting that this is how my brain works and then flowing with it's style. The more I think, the more I try to make the "visions" clear, the faster they disappear.

Welcome to Aphantasia. Each person's version is unique to them.