Among non-naturists ("textiles"), any naturist is an "exhibitionist". Among naturists, an exhibitionist is any other naturist who is slightly less worried about being seen by non-naturists than one is oneself. A better and more objective way of looking at this is to assume that an exhibitionist is looking for an audience. A man who tries to walk naked into Tesco is probably expecting to be looked at; whatever his motive, protest or drunkenness, he is intending to be seen, that is the point. On the other hand, a naturist who walks naked in the countryside, choosing times when no-one else is about, carrying a cover-up, is probably not. If this naturist walks naked every day, in all weathers, and maybe has to cover up once in a while, and is surprised and therefore "exposes" himself say once a month, then we can say he is doing it for his own satisfaction, and not deliberately seeking an audience, rather he is going to a deal of trouble to avoid one. He is therefore not an exhibitionist. There is a whole range in between these extremes. In each case the decider is whether the nudity is looking for an audience or in spite of a possibility of being seen.

Is that man a naturist or a flasher? A flasher covers up until he finds a victim, and then exposes himself. A naturist is naked until he sees someone, then covers up.