"sight" | Definition and Related Words

sight

Noun

An instance of visual perception (synset 105941790)
"the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"

is a type of: visual image, visual percept - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
Anything that is seen (synset 106901994)
"he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"

is a type of: display - exhibiting openly in public view

subtypes: spectacle - something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
The ability to see;
The visual faculty (synset 105662207)
associated with: visual system - the sensory system for vision
is a type of:
- modality, sense modality, sensory system - a particular sense
- exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
subtypes:
- stigmatism - normal eyesight
- achromatic vision - vision using the rods
- acuity, sharp-sightedness, visual acuity - 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, seeing, sightedness - 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 vision, night-sight, 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
- peripheral vision - vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
same as: vision, visual modality, visual sense
A range of mental vision (synset 106220699)
"in his sight she could do no wrong"

is a type of: perspective, position, view - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
The range of vision (synset 105631601)
"out of sight of land"

is a type of: compass, grasp, range, reach - the limit of capability

same as: ken
The act of looking or seeing or observing (synset 100883327)
"he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

is a type of: look, looking, looking at - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

subtypes: eyeful - a full view; a good look

same as: survey, view
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (synset 113796604)
"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"

is a type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
subtypes:
- deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount
- haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
same as: 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

Verb

Catch sight of;
To perceive with the eyes (synset 202168177)
"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

is a type of: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
subtypes:
- descry, espy, spot, spy - catch sight of
- detect, discover, find, notice, observe - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
same as: spy
Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) (synset 202203821)
is a type of: aim, direct, take, take aim, train - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

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