1. A method comprising: causing a camera on a wearable computing device to record video data; segmenting the video data into a number of layers that comprise at least a first layer and a second layer; based on the video data, detecting a pointing object in a field of view of the camera; determining that the pointing object is in proximity to the first layer, wherein the first layer corresponds to a first object; in response to determining that the pointing object is in proximity to the first layer, initiating a visual search on at least a portion of the first layer; and providing search results from the visual search to facilitate display of information related to the first object on a display that is associated with the wearable computing device.