visual field
noun
: the entire expanse of space visible at a given instant without moving the eyes
called also field of vision
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Just seconds after smoking the substance, individuals felt a rapid onset of effects, characterized by the body or the visual field crumbling, collapsing, or shattering.
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Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
This helps keep you in an aligned, relaxed posture that also improves your overall visual field.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
By sleeping on the left side, a cat's left eye and left visual field are unobstructed upon waking up.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
The typical human eye has a visual field of 170 degrees—70 degrees of central vision and 100 degrees of peripheral vision.3
Central vision is what people see right in front of them.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 28 June 2025
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Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
This helps keep you in an aligned, relaxed posture that also improves your overall visual field.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
By sleeping on the left side, a cat's left eye and left visual field are unobstructed upon waking up.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
The typical human eye has a visual field of 170 degrees—70 degrees of central vision and 100 degrees of peripheral vision.3
Central vision is what people see right in front of them.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for visual field
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“Visual field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20field. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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