visibilities

How far visible

Visibilities is the plural of visibility, referring to distinct instances or measurements of how far or clearly one can see.

Weather reports track visibilities across different locations: Visibilities ranged from a quarter mile in the valley to ten miles on the ridge.

In technical contexts, it can mean the states of being visible or hidden: The software controls the visibilities of various interface elements.

optical

range

Extent of variation

horizon · field of view · spectrum · reflectivity · luminosity · brightness · contrast · wavelength · infrared · ultraviolet

clarity

clearness

Absence of obscurity

resolution · focus · crispness · lucidity · vividness · legibility · readability · precision · acuity · transparency

obscurity

fog

Low-lying cloud cover

  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
  • blurLack of sharpness

dimness · murkiness · cloudiness · opacity · haziness · fogginess · obstruction · concealment · camouflage · shadow

awareness

recognition

Perceiving something as known

attention · notice · spotlight · limelight · public eye · media coverage · representation · acknowledgment · platform · voice

weather

fog

Low-lying cloud cover

  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
  • overcastSky fully veiled

precipitation · rain · snow · sleet · drizzle · whiteout · ceiling · conditions · forecast · meteorological

Opposites
optical clarity

visibilitiesinvisibilities

States of being unseen

obscurities · opacities · darkness · cloudiness · blindnesses

perceptibility/awareness

visibilitiesinvisibilities

States of being unseen

obscurities · anonymities · hiddenness · concealments · inconspicuousness

transparency/openness

visibilitiesopacities

States of being nontransparent

secrecies · concealments · obscurities · coverups · hiddenness

Family

vision, visible, visual, invisible, visionary, visibly, visualize, visibility, visions

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