Definition

1. Noun:
   • The ability to see objects clearly that are relatively far away from the viewer, typically at a distance of 20 feet (about 6 meters) or more. This is the standard medical and optometric term for the clarity of sight for distant objects, as opposed to near vision.

Usage

• Noun:
  • Distance vision is essential for activities like driving and watching movies in a theater.
  • An eye exam will test both your near vision and your distance vision.
  • Good distance vision allows you to read street signs from far away.

Advanced Usage

• "to test one's distance vision": to formally assess the clarity of one's sight for faraway objects.
  • The optometrist used a Snellen chart to test my distance vision.
• "to correct distance vision": to improve the clarity of far sight, typically with glasses, contact lenses, or surgery.
  • My new glasses perfectly correct my poor distance vision.

Variants and Related Words

• Near vision (n): the ability to see objects clearly at a close range, typically within arm's length.
  • Reading a book requires good near vision.
• Visual acuity (n): the clarity or sharpness of vision, often measured separately for distance and near.
  • The patient's visual acuity was 20/20 for distance.

Synonyms

• Far sight: (less technical) The ability to see distant objects clearly.
• Distant sight: (less common) Vision for faraway objects.

Antonyms

• Near vision: vision for close objects.
• Myopia (n): nearsightedness; a condition where distance vision is blurred.

Noun

1. vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer