image vs picture

image

verb
  • To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. 

  • To create an image of. 

  • To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. 

  • To reflect, mirror. 

noun
  • A statue or idol. 

  • What a function maps to. 

  • A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.) 

  • A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency. 

  • The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. 

  • A mental picture of something not real or not present. 

  • A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. 

  • An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. 

picture

verb
  • To represent in or with a picture. 

  • To depict or describe vividly. 

  • To imagine or envision. 

noun
  • A painting. 

  • Situation. 

  • ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment). 

  • A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category). 

  • A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc. 

  • The art of painting; representation by painting. 

  • An image; a representation as in the imagination. 

  • A figure; a model. 

  • A sample of an illegal drug. 

  • A photograph. 

  • A format string in the COBOL programming language. 

  • An attractive sight. 

How often have the words image and picture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )