sight
What eyes provide
Sight is the faculty of seeing—one of the five senses.
A sight is something seen, especially something notable or worth seeing: the sights of Paris, What a sight!
It can also mean something unsightly: I look a sight.
The sights of a firearm are the device you look through to aim.
At first sight means upon initial viewing.
To sight something is to see it, especially after searching: We finally sighted land.
Out of sight means not visible, or in slang, extraordinary: That concert was out of sight.
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
skyline · overlook · viewpoint · outlook · vantage · spectacle · glimpse · scene
Ability to see
- eyeOrgan of sight
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- corneaEye's clear outer dome
- irisEye's pigmented disc
pupil · lens · optic · glasses · contacts · myopia · astigmatism · hyperopia
Maritime angular measurement device
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- bearingPosture or orientation
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- beaconGuiding light source
landfall · spyglass · crow's-nest · shore · coast · waypoint · celestial · star
Intersecting sighting lines
- scopeExtent or range
- beadPierced ornament for threading
- targetObject of pursuit
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
gunsight · iron · telescopic · alignment · marksman · aim · zeroing · reticle
Pull toward something
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- destinationIntended arrival point
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
visiting · tourist · itinerary · guidebook · excursion · pilgrimage · heritage · historical
Astonishing thing or feeling
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- displayPresentation for viewing
- showMake something apparent
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
fireworks · parade · extravaganza · phenomenon · curiosity · attraction · must-see · eye-catching
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
horizon · skyline · overlook · viewpoint · outlook · vantage · spectacle · glimpse · scene · expanse
vision
Ability to see
iris · pupil · lens · optic · glasses · contacts · myopia · astigmatism · hyperopia · presbyopia
glance
Brief, casual look
behold · spot · catch · notice · observe · witness · spy · espy · discern · perceive
sextant
Maritime angular measurement device
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- bearingPosture or orientation
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
beacon · landfall · spyglass · crow's-nest · shore · coast · waypoint · celestial · star · horizon
crosshairs
Intersecting sighting lines
rifle · gunsight · iron · telescopic · alignment · marksman · aim · zeroing · reticle · front
attraction
Pull toward something
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- destinationIntended arrival point
tour · visiting · tourist · itinerary · guidebook · excursion · pilgrimage · heritage · historical · famous
marvel
Astonishing thing or feeling
pageantry · fireworks · parade · extravaganza · phenomenon · curiosity · attraction · must-see · eye-catching · breathtaking
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, eyes, blurry
- perceptionsee, vision, seeing, senses, observing
- sensessmell, taste, hearing, touch, vision
- sensory qualitiestaste, smell, aroma, sound, texture
- Knowledge metaphorslight bulb, enlightenment, illumination, dawn, spark
- perceptionssensation, smell, taste, touch, sound
- out of sightNot able to be seen
- in sightAble to be perceived
- in plain sightCompletely visible, unhidden
- love at first sightImmediate romantic attraction to stranger
- nowhere in sightUtterly invisible, cannot locate
- at first sightUpon first viewing
insight, oversight, sights, eyesight, foresight, sighted, sighting, sightseeing, unsightly