field of view

noun phrase

: field sense 5

Examples of field of view in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the space shuttle mission STS-125 in 2009, a of astronauts installed a better camera on Hubble with a wider field of view and improved sensitivity. —Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026

The new telescope’s mirror is the same size as Hubble’s but offers a more panoramic field of view—so sprawling, in fact, that no screen now in existence can display a single Roman image at full resolution. —Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026

Telescopes and binoculars can actually limit your field of view, NASA says. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026

Just below the scanner is a 2K HDR camera with a 180-degree field of view, a microphone, a light sensor, four infrared LEDs for black-and-white night vision, and a pair of motion sensors. —John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field of view

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue

Kids Definition

field of view

: field entry 1 sense 6

Medical Definition

field of view

noun

-ˈvyü 

: field sense 4a