Sight: meaning, definitions and examples
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sight
[ saɪt ]
sense
The faculty or power of seeing.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- I have lost my sight due to an accident.
- She has a keen sight and can spot things from far away.
view
The range of vision.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The beautiful sight of the mountains took my breath away.
- The city lights at night are a sight to behold.
Translations
Translations of the word "sight" in other languages:
🇵🇹 visão
- vista
- visão
🇮🇳 दृष्टि
- नज़ारा
- दृष्टि
🇩🇪 Sicht
- Sehenswürdigkeit
- Sicht
🇮🇩 penglihatan
- pemandangan
- penglihatan
🇺🇦 зір
- видовище
- зір
🇵🇱 wzrok
- widok
- wzrok
🇯🇵 視力 (しりょく)
- 光景 (こうけい)
- 視力 (しりょく)
🇫🇷 vue
- vue
- vue
🇪🇸 vista
- vista
- vista
🇹🇷 görme
- manzara
- görme
🇰🇷 시력 (시력)
- 경치 (경치)
- 시력 (시력)
🇸🇦 رؤية
- مشهد
- رؤية
🇨🇿 zrak
- výhled
- zrak
🇸🇰 zrak
- pohľad
- zrak
🇨🇳 视力
- 景象
- 视力
🇸🇮 vid
- pogled
- vid
🇮🇸 sjón
- útsýni
- sjón
🇰🇿 көру
- көрініс
- көру
🇬🇪 ხედვა
- ხედი
- ხედვა
🇦🇿 görmə
- mənzərə
- görmə
🇲🇽 vista
- panorama
- vista
Etymology
The word 'sight' originated from the Old English word 'siht', which meant the sense or power of sight. Over time, the term evolved to encompass not only the physical act of seeing but also the range of vision and the act of observing. The concept of sight has been integral to human perception and understanding of the world, influencing art, literature, and philosophy.
See also: foresight, insight, nearsighted, oversight, sighting, sightless, sightline, sights, sightseeing, sightseer, unsightliness, unsightly.