practiced eye

noun

1
: a lot of knowledge about and experience with the way something looks
His practiced eye told him one of the diamonds was a fake.
2
: someone who has a lot of knowledge about and experience with the way something looks
The diamonds may look identical to you and me, but to a practiced eye, one is obviously a fake.

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“Practiced eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practiced%20eye. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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