vision
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A child has perfect vision and can read the smallest letters on the eye chart.
Definition
- Noun:
- The faculty or state of being able to see: The ability to perceive with the eyes; eyesight.
- A mental image of what the future could or should be like: A vivid idea or anticipation of a possible future state.
- The experience of seeing something in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy: A supernatural appearance or revelation, often of a prophetic nature.
- A person or sight of unusual beauty: Someone or something that is extraordinarily beautiful to behold.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Regular eye exams are important for maintaining good vision. (Referring to eyesight.)
- The leader had a clear vision for the company's growth over the next decade. (Referring to a future goal.)
- The prophet described a vision he had of an angel. (Referring to a supernatural experience.)
- The sunset over the mountains was a vision of breathtaking beauty. (Referring to a beautiful sight.)
Advanced Usage
- "Field of vision": The entire area that can be seen when the eyes are fixed in one position.
- The deer entered his field of vision from the left.
- "Tunnel vision": A condition where peripheral vision is lost, or figuratively, a narrow focus that excludes broader considerations.
- His tunnel vision on the project made him ignore other important issues.
- "Have visions of": To imagine or fantasize about something.
- She had visions of becoming a famous artist.
Variants and Related Words
- Visionary (adj/noun): Having or showing clear ideas about what should happen in the future; a person with such ideas.
- He was a visionary leader who transformed the industry.
- Visual (adj): Relating to seeing or sight.
- The film's visual effects were stunning.
- Envision (verb): To imagine as a future possibility; visualize.
- She envisioned a world without poverty.
Synonyms
- Eyesight: The ability to see.
- Foresight: The ability to predict or plan for the future.
- Dream: A series of thoughts or images occurring during sleep; also, a cherished aspiration.
- Hallucination: An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
Related Phrases
- "20/20 vision": A term for normal visual acuity.
- After the surgery, he had 20/20 vision.
- "A vision of loveliness": A phrase describing someone who looks extremely beautiful.
- In her wedding dress, she was a vision of loveliness.
Idioms
- "See visions": To have prophetic or revelatory experiences.
- The ancient seers were said to see visions of future events.
- "Vision of the future": A concept or image of what is to come.
- The architect's model provided a vision of the future city.
A child has perfect vision and can read the smallest letters on the eye chart.
Noun
- a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
- he had a vision of the Virgin Mary
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- popular imagination created a world of demons
- imagination reveals what the world could be
- the perceptual experience of seeing
- the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision
- he had a visual sensation of intense light
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- a vivid mental image
- he had a vision of his own death