adding the full image path to a wordpress javascript file

well first of all, don’t directly inject a script tag like that, use wp_enqueue_script to add your javascript file. additional data can then be passed from php to javascript via the wp_localize_script function.

function wpa_scripts() {
    wp_enqueue_script(
        'wpa_script',
        get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/script.js',
        array('jquery'),
        null,
        true
    );
    $script_data = array(
        'image_path' => get_template_directory_uri() . '/images/'
    );
    wp_localize_script(
        'wpa_script',
        'wpa_data',
        $script_data
    );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wpa_scripts' );