blindspot
Where awareness fails
A blindspot is an area where vision is obstructed or absent.
The eye has a literal blindspot where the optic nerve connects to the retina.
Vehicles have blindspots not visible in mirrors: Always check your blindspot before changing lanes.
Figuratively, a blindspot is something you fail to notice or understand, often due to bias or limited perspective: He has a blindspot when it comes to his own faults.
Also spelled blind spot.
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- neglectFailure to provide care
- omissionFailure to include
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- missFail to reach
gap · lapse · inattention · carelessness · error · misjudgment · failure · mistake
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
preconception · mental · psychological · self-deception · denial · rationalization · ignorance · myopia
External computer add-on
- visionAbility to see
- rearviewShowing what's behind
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- sideviewLateral visual angle
unnoticed · undetected · obscured · unseen · field of view · angle · sightline · driver
Out in open
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- riskPossibility of harm
liability · exploit · penetrable · unguarded · defenseless · threat · danger · target
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
miss · gap · lapse · inattention · carelessness · error · misjudgment · failure · mistake · slip
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
unaware · preconception · mental · psychological · self-deception · denial · rationalization · ignorance · myopia · narrow-mindedness
peripheral
External computer add-on
sideview · unnoticed · undetected · obscured · unseen · field of view · angle · sightline · driver · lane change
exposed
Out in open
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
risk · liability · exploit · penetrable · unguarded · defenseless · threat · danger · target · breach
blindspotplain sight
clear view · line of sight · in focus · visible area · unobstructed view
blindspotself-awareness
Insight into one's psyche
insight · clarity · clear-sightedness · awareness · self-knowledge
blindspotfield of view
Extent one sees simultaneously
field of vision · peripheral vision · sightline · visible range · focal point
spot, blind, spotless, spotlight, blindness, blinds, blackout, blinding, blinded