idea vs reality

idea

noun
  • A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression. 

  • An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. 

  • A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention. 

  • A purposeful aim or goal; intent 

  • A musical theme or melodic subject. 

  • More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking. 

  • An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. 

reality

noun
  • An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real. 

  • The entirety of all that is real. 

  • The real world. 

  • The state of being actual or real; realness. 

  • A real entity, event, or other fact. 

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