sight
nouns
an instance of visual perception
"the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
is a type of (narrower)
a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
anything that is seen
"he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
a range of mental vision
"in his sight she could do no wrong"
is a type of (narrower)
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
"consider what follows from the positivist view"
the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
batch,
deal,
flock,
good deal,
great deal,
hatful,
heap,
lot,
mass,
mess,
mickle,
mint,
mountain,
muckle,
passel,
peck,
pile,
plenty,
pot,
quite a little,
raft,
sight,
slew,
spate,
stack,
tidy sum,
wad
verbs
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
is derived from
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
is a type of (narrower)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
"Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
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