line of sight
noun phrase
1
: a line from an observer's eye to a distant point
2
: the line between two points
specifically
: the straight path between a transmitting antenna (as for radio or television signals) and a receiving antenna when unobstructed by the horizon
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Buildings, trees and hills along the horizon will block your line of sight to the planets sitting lowest in the sky.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Called HoloRadar, the system enables robots to reconstruct three-dimensional scenes outside their direct line of sight, such as pedestrians rounding a corner.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet, the center of our galaxy is in the direction of Sagittarius, whose innumerable stars, together with those of adjacent constellations, pile up along our line of sight to create the magnificent summer Milky Way.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
From further out, not only are there fewer examples, but a range of harder-to-capture details — such as ball speed, the goalkeeper’s weight shifting and whether defenders obscure their keeper’s line of sight — play a much greater role.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Called HoloRadar, the system enables robots to reconstruct three-dimensional scenes outside their direct line of sight, such as pedestrians rounding a corner.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet, the center of our galaxy is in the direction of Sagittarius, whose innumerable stars, together with those of adjacent constellations, pile up along our line of sight to create the magnificent summer Milky Way.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
From further out, not only are there fewer examples, but a range of harder-to-capture details — such as ball speed, the goalkeeper’s weight shifting and whether defenders obscure their keeper’s line of sight — play a much greater role.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Line of sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20sight. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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