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sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty |
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vision |
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sense modality,
sensory system,
modality the body's system of sense organs
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exteroception sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
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stigmatism normal eyesight
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achromatic vision vision using the rods
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visual acuity,
acuity,
sharp-sightedness sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
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binocular vision vision involving the use of both eyes
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central vision vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field
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chromatic vision,
color vision,
trichromacy the normal ability to see colors
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distance vision vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
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eyesight,
sightedness,
seeing normal use of the faculty of vision
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monocular vision vision with only one eye
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near vision vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer
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night-sight,
night vision,
scotopic vision,
twilight vision the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
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daylight vision,
photopic vision normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
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peripheral vision vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
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sight - anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights" |
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display something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
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spectacle a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
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sight - the range of vision; "out of sight of land" |
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compass,
grasp,
reach,
range navigational instrument for finding directions
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sight - an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight" |
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visual percept,
visual image a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
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sight - a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong" |
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perspective,
view,
position the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
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sight - take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) |
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take aim,
aim,
train,
direct,
take propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
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