Continued fractions are representations of real numbers that are independent of the choice of the numerical basis. The choice of basis ten frequently hides more than shows efficient approximations of real numbers by rational ones. Integrating approximations of real numbers by continued fractions with geometrical interpretations clarify the subject. The study of geometrical aspects of Euclids algorithm, for example, is a powerful method for the visualization of continued fractions approximations. Theorems of Dirichlet, Hurwitz-Markov and Lagrange show that, definitely, the best approximations of real numbers come from continued fractions, and the errors are estimated with elegant mathematical technique.