horizon
Where land ends
The horizon is the line where land or sea appears to meet the sky.
It represents the limit of what can be seen from a particular vantage point: A ship appeared on the horizon.
Figuratively, horizons are the limits of one's knowledge, experience, or ambitions: Travel broadens your horizons.
Something on the horizon is approaching or imminent: There are changes on the horizon.
Boundary or sharpness
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
panorama · vista · distant · outline · twilight · dusk · dawn · glow
Maximum allowed extent
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- frontierEdge of settlement
- borderOuter edge or limit
- thresholdPoint of beginning
brink · verge · periphery · extent · range · scope · confines · demarcation
Potential client or opportunity
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- visionAbility to see
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
potential · promise · opportunity · possibility · advancement · progress · ambition · trajectory
Way of seeing things
- vantagePosition of advantage
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- panoramicOffering unobstructed wide view
- expansiveCovering a large area
sweeping · broad · wide · open · vast · endless · infinite · perception
Act of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- unchartedNot yet documented
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
quest · adventure · journey · trailblazer · unknown · beyond · terra incognita · explorer
Posture or orientation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
celestial · maritime · seafaring · nautical · azimuth · meridian · heading · waypoint
edge
Boundary or sharpness
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
sunrise · panorama · vista · distant · outline · twilight · dusk · dawn · glow · haze
limit
Maximum allowed extent
threshold · brink · verge · periphery · extent · range · scope · confines · demarcation · outer reaches
prospect
Potential client or opportunity
aspiration · potential · promise · opportunity · possibility · advancement · progress · ambition · trajectory · path
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- vantagePosition of advantage
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- panoramicOffering unobstructed wide view
expansive · sweeping · broad · wide · open · vast · endless · infinite · perception · worldview
discovery
Act of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- unchartedNot yet documented
pioneer · quest · adventure · journey · trailblazer · unknown · beyond · terra incognita · explorer
bearing
Posture or orientation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
sextant · celestial · maritime · seafaring · nautical · azimuth · meridian · heading · waypoint · landfall
celestial
Of the sky above
orbital · space · black hole · observable universe · cosmological
- skyclouds, blue sky, cloud, sun, moon
- scenic viewsviewpoints, mountain views, sunset, vistas, vista
- astronomy termseclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, star, meteor shower
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
horizonvertical
At right angles groundward
zenith · nadir · perpendicular · plumb line · upright
horizonforeground
Nearest visual plane
here and now · close at hand · close-up · nearness · proximity
horizonlimitation
Bound on extent
constraint · dead end · boundary · restriction · ceiling
- on the horizonSoon to arrive
- Deepwater HorizonFailed offshore drilling platform
- horizontal lineMark parallel to horizon
- beyond the horizonPast visible limits
- horizon lineApparent earth-sky junction
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
horizontal, horizons, horizontally, horizonless, horizontality, horizontals, horizontal plane