Deciding Between Visibility and Opacity
Element opacity in conjunction with bitmap caching usually produces the best performance when hiding and revealing elements. There may be times, however, when the UIElement.Visibility property is better, and this is influenced by the number and complexity of the visual elements being rendered. In such cases it may require experimentation to determine the best approach.
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