hawk eye
Sharp-eyed observer type
Hawk eye describes exceptionally sharp vision or keen observation, likening someone's sight to the acute eyesight of a hawk: She kept a hawk eye on the children at the pool.
The phrase suggests vigilant, penetrating attention that misses nothing.
Often hyphenated as hawk-eye or appearing as the compound hawkeye.
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- visionAbility to see
- archerOne who shoots arrows
sniper · precision · keen · watchful · piercing · line of sight · arrow · target · falcon · predator · surveillance · scout · marksman · talons · hunting · accuracy · focus · crosshairs
- vigilancewatchfulness, vigilant, alertness, watchful, attentiveness
- keen observationpiercing gaze, hard look, sharp focus, attention to detail, scrutiny
- acuityvisual acuity, sharpness, keenness, acuity, mental acuity
- quartz varietiesquartz, amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, smoky quartz
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
hawk eyepoor eyesight
Impaired visual acuity
poor vision · blind · myopia · nearsightedness · failing eyesight
hawk eyeinattentiveness
Lack of focused awareness
obliviousness · unobservant · carelessness · negligence · heedlessness
hawk eyeinattentive
Not paying attention
oblivious · unobservant · blind eye · unseeing · careless
hawk, eye, hawks, hawked, hawking, hawkish, eyes, eyed, eyeing