sharp-sightedness

Eagle-eyed visual perception

Sharp-sightedness is the quality of seeing clearly and accurately, whether literally or figuratively.

Someone with sharp-sightedness notices details others miss: Her sharp-sightedness caught the error before it went to print.

The term applies equally to keen physical vision and to perceptive judgment.

visual

eagle-eyed

Exceptionally sharp of vision

acuity · vision · clarity · precision · detail · resolution · definition · farsightedness · optics · lens

mental

perceptive

Quick to understand

insightful · perspicacious · penetrating · sagacious · analytical · intuitive · keen · acute · judicious · canny

alertness

vigilance

State of keen awareness

wariness · caution · readiness · anticipation · preparedness · responsiveness · quickness · concentration · sensitivity · prudence

Opposites
visual acuity

sharp-sightednessblindness

Absence of vision

poor eyesight · myopia · blurred vision · farsightedness · visual impairment

perceptual awareness

sharp-sightednessobliviousness

Lack of awareness

inattentiveness · imperceptiveness · blindness · obtuseness · dullness

Family

sharp, sighted, sight, sharply, sharpness, sharpen, sharpened, sharpening, sharpener

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G