VISION Synonyms

• normal use of the faculty of vision

• the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

• the ability to form mental images of things or events

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

• the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

• a way of conceiving something

• the process of perceiving

• knowledge gained by perceiving

• becoming aware of something via the senses

• a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

• the visual percept of a region

• the act of looking or seeing or observing

• the range of the eye

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

• a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof

• purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'

• graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept

• the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

• outward appearance

• deem to be

• look at carefully; study mentally

• see or watch

• an iconic mental representation

• (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world

• a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

• a standard or typical example

• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

• someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

• (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

• the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public

• a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

• render visible, as by means of MRI

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• the act of making and recording a measurement

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a remark expressing careful consideration

• facts learned by observing

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

• the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

• a mental image that is similar to a visual perception

• a ghostly appearing figure

• the appearance of a ghostlike figure

• something existing in perception only

• an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly

• a will to succeed

• a cherished desire

• a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

• the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

• an inclination to want things

• something that is desired

• feel or have a desire for; want strongly

• expect and wish

• express a desire for

• a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

• imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

• a cherished desire

• a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

• a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality

• someone or something wonderful

• have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

• experience while sleeping

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• picture to oneself; imagine possible

• imagination unrestricted by reality

• fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

• something many people believe that is false

• indulge in fantasies

• illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

• a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

• an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode

• the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

• an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

• something illusory and unattainable

• the ability to see; the visual faculty

• the perceptual experience of seeing