n.
1 eyesight, perception, sight:
The optician said there is nothing wrong with MacKenzie's vision.
2 far-sightedness, understanding, imagination, foresight, foresightedness, insight:
MacKenzie has brought great vision to this scheme for developing the Australian outback.
3 view, perspective, perception, envisioning, envisaging, dream, idea, plan, scheme:
MacKenzie's vision of making the desert bloom seemed impossibly remote.
4 phantom, apparition, chimera, delusion, hallucination, mirage, spectre, shade, eidolon, revenant, phantasm, materialization, illusion, ghost, wraith:
A vision appeared to MacKenzie as he slept, telling him that her name was Alice Springs.
5 sight for sore eyes, (welcome) sight, dream, epitome:
To MacKenzie Alice was a vision of great beauty, and he proposed marriage.
noun
1 ability to see
ADJ.
20/20, excellent, perfect
The eye test shows she has perfect vision.
| normal | clear
The rain prevented her having clear vision of the road ahead.
| blurred, defective, distorted, impaired, poor | double, tunnel
(often figurative)
| all-round
The high driving position gives excellent all-round vision.
| binocular, stereoscopic | X-ray | distance
I can read without glasses, but my distance vision is poor.
| night | peripheral
Use your peripheral vision widely when moving from place to place.
VERB + VISION
have | give (sb) | obscure, restrict | blur
The tears blurred her vision.
| improve
VISION + VERB
clear
Her vision cleared and she realized Niall was standing beside her.
PREP.
across your ~
A bird shot across her vision.
PHRASES
your field of vision
She was aware of shapes moving across her field of vision.
| your line of vision
Someone was standing in my line of vision so I couldn't see the screen.
2 picture in your imagination
ADJ.
disturbing, dreadful, ghastly, horrible | bleak | inner, intuitive, mental, spiritual | mystic/mystical, prophetic, religious
A young girl in the village experienced a prophetic vision.
| poetic | apocalyptic
an apocalyptic vision of the end of civilization
| momentary, sudden
VERB + VISION
experience, have, receive
I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost.
| conjure up
The word ‘island’ conjures up a vision of a relaxing summer holiday.
VISION + VERB
fade
As he approached, the vision faded and there was no one there.
PREP.
in a/the ~
The idea came to her in a vision.
| ~ of
3 ability to see/plan for the future
ADJ.
great | imaginative | alternative | broad, comprehensive, global, wide
The company needs to develop a global vision.
| narrow | overall | personal | clear
The engineers had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve.
| common
They share a common vision for the development of health services.
| strategic | political | revolutionary | romantic, Utopian
VERB + VISION
have | develop | convey, expand on/upon, outline, promote
He outlined his vision for the new economic order.
| impose
The new leader set about imposing his vision on the party.
| share | cloud
He was determined not to let emotions cloud his vision.
PREP.
of ~
a statesman of great vision
| ~ for
a vision for the future
| ~ of
an alternative vision of society
PHRASES
breadth of vision
His plans for the country's future show a remarkable breadth of vision.
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