vi ‧ sion S3 W2 AC /ˈvɪʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin visio , from visus , past participle of videre 'to see' ]
1 . [uncountable] the ability to see SYN sight ⇨ visual :
She suffered temporary loss of vision after being struck on the head.
Tears blurred her vision (=made it difficult for her to see) .
good/normal/poor etc vision
children who are born with poor vision
twenty-twenty/20–20 vision (=the ability to see perfectly)
night vision (=the ability to see when it is dark)
2 . [uncountable] the area that you can see:
a figure at the edge of her vision
sb’s field/line of vision (=the area someone is able to see without turning their head)
As the cars overtake you, they are temporarily outside your field of vision.
3 . [countable] an idea of what you think something should be like
vision of
He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop.
vision for
The President outlined his vision for the future.
grand/powerful/original etc vision
a grand vision for the country
4 . have visions of something if you have visions of something happening, especially something bad, you imagine it happening:
I had visions of the kids getting lost and getting abducted by some weirdo.
5 . [countable] something that you seem to see as part of a powerful religious experience:
She had a vision in which Jesus appeared before her.
in a vision
He became a monk after seeing Saint Apollinaris in a vision.
6 . [uncountable] the knowledge and imagination that are needed in planning for the future with a clear purpose:
We need a leader with vision and strong principles.
his enthusiasm and breadth of vision
7 . a vision of beauty/loveliness etc literary someone who is very beautiful
8 . [uncountable] the quality of a picture that you can see on a television
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + vision
▪ good
I have good vision in my right eye.
▪ normal
Short-sighted children may be unaware of what people with normal vision can see.
▪ perfect
Babies aren’t born with perfect vision.
▪ 20–20 vision (=perfect vision)
The soldier had 20-20 vision.
▪ poor/defective
Her vision was quite poor and she always wore glasses.
▪ blurred (=not clear)
He complained of headaches and blurred vision.
▪ night vision (=the ability to see when it is dark)
Cats have good night vision but can’t see colour very well.
▪ peripheral vision (=your ability to see things to the side of you when you are looking ahead)
She could read easily, but her peripheral vision was poor.
▪ double vision (=when you see two of everything around you)
One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.
▪ tunnel vision (=when you can only see what you are directly looking at)
A pupil with tunnel vision may have difficulty finding the words written on the blackboard.
■ verbs
▪ blur sb’s vision (=make someone not see clearly)
Tears of fury blurred her vision, and she blinked them away.
▪ clear your vision
She blinked to clear her vision.