visible to the naked eye
idiom
: able to be seen without special equipment
stars visible to the naked eye
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Smartphones and digital cameras are more sensitive to the array of colors and may be able to capture images of the auroras, even if not visible to the naked eye, according to NASA.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Due to its extreme distance—270 million kilometers at its closest approach—3I/ATLAS will not be visible to the naked eye.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, blood in the urine is not visible to the naked eye.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
The asteroid is far too small and dim to be visible to the naked eye, even with binoculars.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Due to its extreme distance—270 million kilometers at its closest approach—3I/ATLAS will not be visible to the naked eye.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, blood in the urine is not visible to the naked eye.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
The asteroid is far too small and dim to be visible to the naked eye, even with binoculars.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for visible to the naked eye
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“Visible to the naked eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visible%20to%20the%20naked%20eye. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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