visual field

noun

Definition of visual fieldnext
as in perspective

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Recent Examples of visual field The recipient of the award will have the chance to attend the 6-week Sound Documentary International Summer Programme hosted by ENS Louis Lumière, in France, addressed to young professionals of the audio-visual field (authors of blogs, podcasts, or any other audio project). — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 An unexpected disturbance in the visual field can be a trigger. — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 Patients wear augmented reality glasses embedded with a camera that captures their visual field. — David Cox, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025 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. — Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for visual field
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visual field
  1. perspective
  2. view
  3. outlook
  4. panorama
  5. prospect
  6. landscape
  7. command
Noun
  • Warner can explain the game from the quarterback’s perspective, while Kelce spent his career dealing with everything happening directly in front of the quarterback.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a wide range of perspectives on retirement, emphasizing the importance of personal circumstances and priorities.
    — John Csiszar, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of perspective
Noun
  • More crucially, the anniversary brings what feels like a prophetic album back into view at a moment of unnerving relevance.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In her view, producers need to keep their IP and trade it directly.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of view
Noun
  • Do those realizations change your outlook at home or as a leader at work?
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The current outlook favors wetter conditions across the southwest, putting California, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern Colorado in an interesting position (while Utah and the northern Rockies are less straightforward).
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlook
Noun
  • Access to the private and quietly serene Regent Club, set at the top of the resort with an adults-only pool embracing the full panorama, is only included for villa and penthouse guests but is available as an add-on to suite bookings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The embroidered panorama depicting the last successful invasion of England goes on public display at the British Museum this week, back on British soil for the first time since the 11th century.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of panorama
Noun
  • Fully agentic shopping remains a longer-term prospect, and each company has characteristics that could help insulate its business as the technology develops.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • White did hesitate at the prospect of playing another real-life figure so soon after his intimidating portrayal of Bruce Springsteen in Scott Cooper’s underappreciated gem, Deliver Me from Nowhere.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of prospect
Noun
  • But for meantime, Aldabra Atoll offers a rare story of hope, showing a landscape where nature rebounded from near collapse and giant tortoises reclaimed their habitat.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • And Gowanus, for now, has still retained some of its human-scale landscape of auto garages, art studios, coffee shops, dive bars, restaurants, rowhouses, warehouses, and breweries as well as a climbing gym and several concert venues.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of landscape
Noun
  • Huang, who had long hoped to work with Yen, says the director’s shorts showed rare command of performance and sound and image, along with an honest grasp of adolescence.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The four-year ceasefire with the Houthis was already fragile, and the rapid UAE withdrawal as demanded by Riyadh left thousands of fighters who had spent a decade under Abu Dhabi’s command disoriented by Riyadh’s strategy.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of command

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“Visual field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visual%20field. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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