Preview:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery Smooth Hover Effect</title>
<style>
    .box{
        width: 500px;
        height: 300px;
        border: 5px solid #000;
    }
</style>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $(".box").hover(function(){
        $(this).find("img").stop(true, true).fadeOut();
    }, function(){
        $(this).find("img").stop(true, true).fadeIn();
    });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="box">
    	<img src="../jquery/images/galaxy_image.jpg" alt="Cloudy Sky" height="300px" width="500px">
    </div>
    <p><strong>Note:</strong> Place and remove the mouse pointer over the image to see the effect.</p>
</body>
</html>
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