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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The video shows McEntire posing for photos in front of a white wall as her fiancé stands in a doorway to her left, just outside of her line of sight.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The adult child had no direct line of sight to the rooftop sniper’s perch, only to where Kirk was sitting, according to a prosecution filing.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Subscribers need to have equipment, including an antenna that requires a line of sight to the satellite, so it must be deployed in the open, where it could be spotted by authorities.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Although Arecibo’s line of sight only encompassed about a third of the entire sky, that still included most stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The adult child had no direct line of sight to the rooftop sniper’s perch, only to where Kirk was sitting, according to a prosecution filing.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Subscribers need to have equipment, including an antenna that requires a line of sight to the satellite, so it must be deployed in the open, where it could be spotted by authorities.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Although Arecibo’s line of sight only encompassed about a third of the entire sky, that still included most stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Line of sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20sight. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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