sights
Places worth visiting
Sights are things worth seeing, especially notable attractions in a place: We spent the day seeing the sights of Paris.
A sight is also a device for aiming a weapon or optical instrument—the part you look through to align your target.
To set your sights on something is to make it your goal.
To have someone in your sights is to be tracking or targeting them.
Object of pursuit
- crosshairsIntersecting sighting lines
- scopeExtent or range
- bullseyeExact center target
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
accuracy · alignment · bead · reticle · zeroing · calibration · windage · elevation
Structures commemorating notable achievements
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- points of interestNotable places to see
- must-seesUnmissable attractions or experiences
highlights · wonders · marvels · historic sites · ruins · temples · cathedrals · castles
Sights or stances
- vistasWide, open views
- panoramasUnobstructed wide-angle views
- landscapesViews of natural terrain
- horizonsApparent earth-sky boundaries
overlooks · lookouts · scenic views · natural beauty · mountainscapes · seascapes · cityscapes · skylines
Presentation for viewing
- showMake something apparent
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- fireworksExplosive light displays
parade · carnival · festival · ceremony · performance · exhibition · light show · sound and light
Organs of sight
- seeingPerceiving by sight
- visualOf or concerning sight
- opticalOf vision or light
- field of visionArea perceivable without moving
peripheral vision · blind spots · eye test · vision problems · glasses · contacts · corrective lenses · 20/20
target
Object of pursuit
- crosshairsIntersecting sighting lines
- scopeExtent or range
- bullseyeExact center target
precision · accuracy · alignment · bead · reticle · zeroing · calibration · windage · elevation · notch
monuments
Structures commemorating notable achievements
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- points of interestNotable places to see
must-sees · highlights · wonders · marvels · historic sites · ruins · temples · cathedrals · castles · palaces
views
Sights or stances
- vistasWide, open views
- panoramasUnobstructed wide-angle views
- landscapesViews of natural terrain
horizons · overlooks · lookouts · scenic views · natural beauty · mountainscapes · seascapes · cityscapes · skylines · sunsets
display
Presentation for viewing
- showMake something apparent
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
fireworks · parade · carnival · festival · ceremony · performance · exhibition · light show · sound and light · procession
eyes
Organs of sight
field of vision · peripheral vision · blind spots · eye test · vision problems · glasses · contacts · corrective lenses · 20/20 · visual acuity
- crossbowsarbalest, bolt, bolts, bowstring, crossbow bolt
- rifle partsbolt, stock, trigger, barrel, chamber
- sightseeinglandmarks, tourist attraction, attractions, landmark, city tours
- optical devicestelescope, lens, magnifying glass, binoculars, microscope
- billiard tablespool table, snooker table, felt, baize, cloth
- gun partsbarrel, barrels, trigger, triggers, bolt
sightshidden places
Locations kept from view
hidings · secrets · obscurities · blind spots · restricted zones
sightseyesores
Offensive things to behold
blights · dumps · slums · wastelands · dead zones
- 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
sight, insight, oversight, eyesight, foresight, sighted, sighting, sightseeing, sightseer