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

Examples of sight line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Part of the commission’s responsibility is to preserve the historic sight lines of national landmarks. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

For example, some sculptures establish sight lines while gazing toward other sculptures—a bronze representation of the messenger god Mercury in the Carter Collection room stares beyond its space to the Bateman Mercury, ca. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

In an effort to limit those sight lines, this season MLB tightened a longstanding rule governing where first- and third-base coaches are permitted to stand on the field. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

My feed was a deluge of content from the afternoon, the unbelievable bay sight lines contraposed with the towering bent-car Chamberlain sculptures that have remained in situ since their creator’s passing. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sight line

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline