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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from
     videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E.
     wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy,
     Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage,
     Visit.]
     1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
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              Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.
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     2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five
        senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of
        external objects are appreciated as a result of the
        stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an
        expansion of the optic nerve.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.
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     4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the
        ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,
        prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a
        specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.
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              The baseless fabric of this vision.   --Shak.
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              No dreams, but visions strange.       --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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     5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
        --Locke.
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     Arc of vision (Astron.), the arc which measures the least
        distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the
        horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes
        visible.
  
     Beatific vision (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in
        heaven.
  
     Direct vision (Opt.), vision when the image of the object
        falls directly on the yellow spot (see under Yellow);
        also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from
        their original direction.
  
     Field of vision, field of view. See under Field.
  
     Indirect vision (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from
        an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.
  
     Reflected vision, or Refracted vision, vision by rays
        reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,
        respectively.
  
     Vision purple. (Physiol.) See Visual purple, under
        Visual.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from
     videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E.
     wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy,
     Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage,
     Visit.]
     1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
  
              Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.
  
     2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five
        senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of
        external objects are appreciated as a result of the
        stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an
        expansion of the optic nerve.
  
     3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.
  
     4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the
        ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,
        prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a
        specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.
  
              The baseless fabric of this vision.   --Shak.
  
              No dreams, but visions strange.       --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
     5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
        --Locke.
  
     Arc of vision (Astron.), the arc which measures the least
        distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the
        horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes
        visible.
  
     Beatific vision (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in
        heaven.
  
     Direct vision (Opt.), vision when the image of the object
        falls directly on the yellow spot (see under Yellow);
        also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from
        their original direction.
  
     Field of vision, field of view. See under Field.
  
     Indirect vision (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from
        an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.
  
     Reflected vision, or Refracted vision, vision by rays
        reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,
        respectively.
  
     Vision purple. (Physiol.) See Visual purple, under
        Visual.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  field of vision
       n : all of the points of the physical environment that can be
           perceived by a stable eye at a given moment [syn: visual
           field, field of regard]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  field of vision
     n.
     The area that a person, an animal, etc., can see with its eye#Noun
  (or each eye individually) without turn#Verb the head#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  field of vision
     n.
     The area that a person, an animal, etc., can see with its eye#Noun
  (or each eye individually) without turn#Verb the head#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  field of vision
     n.
     The area that a person, an animal, etc., can see with its eye#Noun
  (or each eye individually) without turn#Verb the head#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  field of vision
     n.
     The area that a person, an animal, etc., can see with its eye#Noun
  (or each eye individually) without turn#Verb the head#Noun.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  field of vision
     Engelska n.
     synfält

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  field of vision /fˈiːld ɒv vˈɪʒən/
  zorné pole

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  field of vision /fˈiːld ɒv vˈɪʒən/
  Gesichtsfeld , Gesichtskreis 
     Synonyms: field of view, range of vision, visual field
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  field of vision /fˈiːld ɒv vˈɪʒən/
  Sichtbereich , Sichtfeld 
        "The date mark must appear in the same field of vision as the name of the food on the front of the package."  - Die Datumsangabe muss im selben Sichtfeld wie die Bezeichnung des Lebensmittels auf der Vorderseite der Verpackung erscheinen/aufscheinen.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  field of vision /fˈiːld ɒv vˈɪʒən/ (FoV /fˈəʊ vˈiː/)
  Sichtfeld 
           Note: Optik
     Synonym: field of view
  
           Note: optics

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  field of vision /fˈiːld ɒv vˈɪʒən/
  
  οπτικό πεδίο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  field of vision //ˈfild ɘv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n// //ˈfiːld ɘv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n// 
  näkökenttä
  area that a person, etc., can see without turning the head

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  field of vision /fˈiːld ɒv vˈɪʒən/ 
  1. आँख~से~दिखाई~देने~वाला~क्षेत्र
        "Field of vision at sea level is around 1.kms."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  field of vision /fˈiːld ɒv vˈɪʒən/
  1. látómezô
  2. látótér

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  field of vision //ˈfild ɘv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n// //ˈfiːld ɘv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n// 
  視界, 視野
  area that a person, etc., can see without turning the head

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     视野,眼界

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