Sight

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.

The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.

The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight.

A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.

The instrument of seeing; the eye.

Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.

Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.

A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant.

A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming.

In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.

A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.

To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.

To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.

To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.

To take aim by a sight.

the ability to see; the visual faculty

anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"

an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"

the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"