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How does a free electron look like?

In a simple atom say hydrogen, there is an electron cloud which is spherical in shape. What about a free electron, how big or small will that cloud be? I think the term cloud here means the likelihood the electron can be found, as for a free electron in absent of other forces does it stay as a point-like particle or a standing wave spreading out across the universe?