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When I got my 3D printer, the first spool of filament I bought was transparent / crystal. No regrets.
Is it actually see through? The “transparent” filament I’ve used in the past is always pretty opaque.
Yeah, the transparent PLA I have is more crystal than transparent. It lets light shine through, so handy for encasing a status LED, but at any reasonable thickness it's too cloudy / obscured to make out details through.
But I have seen success printing truly transparent panels and things using PETG / PCTG.