n 1  :  something that is seen  2  :  the process, power, or function of seeing : specif  :  the one of the five basic physical senses by which light stimuli received by the eye are interpreted by the brain in the construction of a representation of the position, shape, brightness, and usu. color of objects in the real world  3 a  :  a perception of an object by the eye  b  :  the range of vision .
 
 
 
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