Sight

The ability to see; the visual faculty

The act of looking or seeing or observing

Synonyms

Survey

View

Has types

Eyeful

The range of vision

Synonyms

Ken

Examples

Out of sight of land

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

Synonyms

Spy

Derivation

Sighting

Examples

He caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge

An instance of visual perception

Examples

The sight of his wife brought him back to reality

The train was an unexpected sight

Anything that is seen

Type of

Display

Has types

Spectacle

Examples

He was a familiar sight on the television

They went to Paris to see the sights

A range of mental vision

Examples

In his sight she could do no wrong

Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)