sight line
noun
: a line extending from an observer's eye to a viewed object or area (such as a stage)
a theater with excellent sight lines
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Flay and Capuano reoriented the dining table to increase the living room’s footprint, making the space more enticing with better sight lines to the kitchen.
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Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
There are some technical adaptations that happen in terms of the audience perspective as well as sight lines.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
The third phase would be to address the dangerous intersection of Waverly Road and U.S. 12, which has poor sight lines that contribute to crashes.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The sight lines of the street also have raised concerns.
—Katie Pleitez, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
There are some technical adaptations that happen in terms of the audience perspective as well as sight lines.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
The third phase would be to address the dangerous intersection of Waverly Road and U.S. 12, which has poor sight lines that contribute to crashes.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The sight lines of the street also have raised concerns.
—Katie Pleitez, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sight line
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“Sight line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sight%20line. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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