An easement is a certain right to use the real property

Real property

In English Common Law, real property, real estate, realty, or immovable property is any subset of land that has been legally defined and the improvements to it made by human efforts: any buildings, machinery, wells, dams, ponds, mines, canals, roads, various property rights, and so forth...

 of another without possessing it.

Easements are helpful for providing pathways across two or more pieces of property or allowing an individual to fish

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

 in a privately owned pond. An easement is considered as a property right in itself at common law

Common law

Common law is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action...

 and is still treated as a type of property in most jurisdictions.

The rights of an easement holder vary substantially among jurisdictions.