SIGHT

(noun) the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it", "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
synonyms : survey , view
(noun) the range of vision
"out of sight of land"
synonyms : ken
(noun) the ability to see; the visual faculty
synonyms : vision , visual modality , visual sense
(noun) an instance of visual perception
"the sight of his wife brought him back to reality", "the train was an unexpected sight"
(noun) a range of mental vision
"in his sight she could do no wrong"
(noun) anything that is seen
"he was a familiar sight on the television", "they went to Paris to see the sights"
(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
"a batch of letters", "a deal of trouble", "a lot of money", "he made a mint on the stock market", "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos", "it must have cost plenty", "a slew of journalists", "a wad of money"
synonyms : batch , deal , flock , good deal , great deal , hatful , heap , lot , mass , mess , mickle , mint , mountain , muckle , passel , peck , pile , plenty , pot , quite a little , raft , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad
A mass of people were gathered in the hall. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
synonyms : spy
(verb) take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

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