staring at the sun
- squintingNarrowing eyes to see
- blindingPainfully intense light
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
glare · brightness · burning · eyes · gazing · sky · noon · damage · blindness · corona · rays · heat · dazzle · afterimage · pupils · watering · shielding · intense
visual direction/target
staring at the sunlooking away
Directing eyes elsewhere
closing one's eyes · looking down · playing it safe · self-preservation · prudence
confronting harsh truth vs. comfortable avoidance
staring at the sunlooking away
Directing eyes elsewhere
burying one's head in the sand · turning a blind eye · willful ignorance · denial · rose-colored glasses