sees

Takes in visually

Sees is the third-person singular of see—to perceive with the eyes or understand with the mind: She sees the problem clearly.

A see is also the seat of a bishop's authority, the diocese over which a bishop presides: the Holy See refers to the papal court in Rome.

perceives

observes

Perceives and notes

watches · witnesses · glimpses · regards · beholds · discerns · detects · recognizes · identifies · surveys

understands

comprehends

Mentally takes in

gets · follows · appreciates · recognizes · knows · registers · catches · perceives · apprehends · conceives

envisions

imagines

Mentally conjures scenes

anticipates · predicts · projects · forecasts · envisions · dreams · conceives · contemplates · fancies · fantasizes

judges

evaluates

Judges quality or value

regards · views · interprets · concludes · determines · decides · reckons · finds · holds · thinks

experiences

undergoes

Experiences or suffers through

encounters · witnesses · survives · weathers · knows

visits

meets

Comes into contact

checks in · stops by · receives · entertains · welcomes · hosts · greets · encounters · consults

dates

courts

Judicial bodies or playing areas

accompanies · escorts

Categories
Opposites
visual perception

seescannot see

Unable to perceive visually

misses · loses sight of · blinks · squints

attention and awareness

seesoverlooks

Misses or surveys

misses · neglects · ignores · disregards · passes over

understanding/comprehension

seesmisunderstands

Incorrectly interprets meaning

misses · misreads · overlooks · misconstrues · mistakes

Phrases
Family

see, seen, seeing, oversee, unseen, foresee, unseeing, foreseen, foreseeable

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