photoreception
noun
pho·to·re·cep·tion
ˌfō-tō-ri-ˈsep-shən 
: perception of waves in the range of visible light
specifically
: vision
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photoreception
noun
pho·to·re·cep·tion
-ri-ˈsep-shən
: perception of waves in the range of visible light
specifically
: vision sense 1
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