sight to behold
Breathtaking visual experience
A sight to behold is something remarkable or impressive enough to deserve attention—usually something visually striking, whether beautiful, spectacular, or astonishing: The northern lights were a sight to behold.
The phrase often carries a note of wonder or admiration, though it can be used ironically for something memorably awful: His attempt at parallel parking was quite a sight to behold.
- dazzleImpress through radiance
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
- feast for the eyesVisually stunning spectacle
- astonishingCausing great wonder
impressive · spectacle · magnificent · wonder · natural wonder · awe-inspiring · majestic · breathtaking view · aurora · bioluminescence · phenomenon · scene · supermoon · splendor · once-in-a-lifetime · bucket list · panorama · meteor shower
sight to beholdeyesore
Offensively unattractive thing
nothing special · monstrosity · blight · nothing to write home about · unremarkable
sight, behold, sights, sighted, sighting, unsightly, sightless, sightseeing, foresight