双筒望远镜（或直接简称双筒镜，也称之为野外镜）是将两个相同的或者镜像对称的望远镜并排连在一个架子上使得它们始终对准同一方向而制成的望远镜。用户可通过它同时以双眼观察远处景象。双筒望远镜比单筒望远镜提供更高的深度和距离感。双筒镜也可以成由两个短的折射望远镜组合，用于观看遥远目标的设备。

最常见的双筒望远镜的大小正好适合双手托拿，它包括内部的反射系统，这个系统可以缩短望远镜的长度，使它短于透镜的焦距。此外它还可以增大物镜之间的距离来改善深度感。所有常见的双筒望远镜是伽利略式的，或者使用棱镜来呈现一个正像。

Binoculars, field glasses or binocular telescopes are a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. Most are sized to be held using both hands, although sizes vary widely from opera glasses to large pedestal mounted military models.