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Information about the content from search results that come from SharePoint Server is displayed automatically, but display of previews is not automatic. You can enable such display of previews for content from SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Server 2016, but not for content from SharePoint Server 2010.
How to preview the images .JPG on the search result page in SharePoint 2013. You need to some sort of customization, in order to see image preview in search result. The solution is to modify the hover display template that is being used for default items. This can be easily performed using SharePoint Designer 2013.
How to enable previews of on-premises search results?
Users can click search results that come from SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013, and SharePoint Server 2016 to access the content. To enable previews for on-premises content in SharePoint Server you need to set up an on-premises Office Online Server and configure SharePoint Server to use it.
How can I get a thumbnail of an image in SharePoint?
Go into a SharePoint Asset library in a site that has the publishing features enabled and choose an image you want to get a thumbnail of. You can view the properties of the image you have chosen by selecting it.
Do you need a separate web app server for Document Preview?
I performed below steps. Created a separate enterprise search site collection. Created Search Service Application. Now, the search is working fine. But I cannot get the document preview. Do we need to have a Separate office web app server for document preview in SharePoint 2013? Yes you need Office Web Apps to enable Document Preview.
Which search experience your users see depends on where they search from: Users get the classic search experience on publishing sites, classic team sites, and in the Search Center. Users get the Microsoft Search experience on the SharePoint start page, hub sites, communication sites, and modern team sites.