line of sight

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line of sight

noun lines of sight · line-of-sight

  1. A straight line along which an observer has a clear view. in my line of sight
  2. The line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object.

    Similar: sightline

adjective

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of line-of-sight

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noun a straight line along which an observer has a clear view

日本語視線 shisen, 目線 mesen
中文視線 /视线 shìxiàn
Portuguêscampo de visão
Françaisligne de mire
DeutschSichtlinie, Sichtverbindung, Sichtweite, Blickweite
Italianolinea di mira
Românălinie de vedere, câmp de vedere, linie vizuală
Русскийлуч обзо́ра luč obzóra, ли́ния обзо́ра línija obzóra, ли́ния визи́рования línija vizírovanija

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@misc{line_of_sight_2026,
  title = {line of sight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20of%20sight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}