sharp eye
Detail-catching ability
A sharp eye is keen observational ability—the capacity to notice details others miss.
Someone with a sharp eye for antiques spots fakes immediately.
She has a sharp eye for talent.
To keep a sharp eye on something is to watch it closely and attentively.
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- observantNoticing things readily
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
keep watch · perceptive · attention to detail · hawk · detail · fine print · focus · scrutiny · notice · spot · spot the difference · catch · glance · gaze · precision · sniper · needle · needle in haystack
- vigilancewatchfulness, vigilant, alertness, watchful, attentiveness
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- keen observationpiercing gaze, hard look, attention to detail, scrutiny, inspection
- Precision phraseson the mark, on target, spot on, dead on, on the nose
- Attention phrasespay attention, heads up, watch out, look out, all ears
- awarenessalertness, aware, attention, cognizance, conscious
sharp eyepoor eyesight
Impaired visual acuity
poor vision · blurred vision · myopia · tunnel vision · bad eyes
sharp eyeobliviousness
Lack of awareness
inattention · carelessness · heedlessness · negligence · distraction
sharp, eye, sharpen, sharpened, sharpening, sharpener, sharply, sharpness, sharper