Noun
sight -
the ability to see; the visual faculty
vision ,
visual sense ,
visual modality
sense modality ,
sensory system ,
modality the body's system of sense organs
exteroception sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
stigmatism normal eyesight
achromatic vision vision using the rods
visual acuity ,
acuity ,
sharp-sightedness sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
binocular vision vision involving the use of both eyes
central vision vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field
chromatic vision ,
color vision ,
trichromacy the normal ability to see colors
distance vision vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
eyesight ,
sightedness ,
seeing normal use of the faculty of vision
monocular vision vision with only one eye
near vision vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer
night-sight ,
night vision ,
scotopic vision ,
twilight vision the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
daylight vision ,
photopic vision normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
sight -
anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television" ; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
display something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
sight -
the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
ken
compass ,
grasp ,
reach ,
range navigational instrument for finding directions
sight -
an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality" ; "the train was an unexpected sight"
visual percept ,
visual image a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
sight -
a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
sight -
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters" ; "a deal of trouble" ; "a lot of money" ; "he made a mint on the stock market" ; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos" ; "it must have cost plenty" ; "a slew of journalists" ; "a wad of money"
batch ,
deal ,
flock ,
good deal ,
great deal ,
hatful ,
heap ,
lot ,
mass ,
mess ,
mickle ,
mint ,
mountain ,
muckle ,
passel ,
peck ,
pile ,
plenty ,
pot ,
quite a little ,
raft ,
slew ,
spate ,
stack ,
tidy sum ,
wad
large indefinite amount ,
large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
inundation ,
deluge ,
torrent ,
flood a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
sight -
the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it" ; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
view ,
survey
looking at ,
looking ,
look the act of searching visually
Verb
sight -
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
take aim ,
aim ,
train ,
direct ,
take propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
sight -
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
spy
perceive ,
comprehend become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
descry ,
espy ,
spy ,
spot catch sight of
detect ,
notice ,
discover ,
observe ,
find discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water" ; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
