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(in the singular) The ability to see.

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

Something seen.

(spectacle) (in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

(in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.

(colloquial) a great deal, a lot; {{non-gloss|frequently used to intensify a comparative}}.

In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.

(obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye.

Mental view; opinion; judgment.

To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.

To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.

To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.

To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.