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vision

vision

848 3.8
A clear image in the mind of something not present
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪʒən/
translation icon : visión
  • His vision for the future includes a world where technology and nature coexist harmoniously.
  • shared vision
  • vision and mission
  • a vision statement

But now we're standing here, I see the vision coming clear.

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Examples

  • The ACLU was successful in securing its vision of the speech right through the courts.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Your mother managed to keep this place running in the face of a lot of financial trouble and never once did she compromise the artistic vision to save money.

  • Change your vision and your vision will change you.

  • And each state has its own vision for the new world.

  • You got this vision of your dream home.

  • I will give the people the greatest vision of their lives.

  • The planning process helps you develop a long-term vision to benefit the school community.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Mathis Corporation presents a new vision for Detroit.

  • The One-to-One Initiative was part of the district's larger vision of preparing students for the future.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Creating a learning commons requires purposeful intention, a vision beyond physical walls, and support from your administration.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

imagination
vsvision
717 2.8

The ability to form new pictures and ideas in your mind that are not real

focuses more on vivid inner scenes rather than broad creative thought
image
vsvision
  • Literature
445 3.3

A picture you form in your mind from words or ideas

is more than literary phrasing, covering vivid imagery and imagination ability
picture
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279 2.0

A clear image in your mind of something

is broader, adding the general ability to imagine beyond single scenes
imagery
vsvision
15 4.9

The ability to make pictures in your mind

is narrower in practice, highlighting vivid single images as well
mental picture
vsvision
8 3.5

A clear image you form in your mind

also refers to the wider capacity to imagine things not present
mental image
vsvision
7 3.8

A picture you make in your mind of something not there

adds emphasis on the general skill to imagine beyond single representations
visual image
vsvision
4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

focuses more on inventive inner seeing and the wider imagining ability
mental imagery
vsvision
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Ability to make pictures in your mind of things that are not there

includes that ability but also single vivid imagined scenes themselves
mental representation
vsvision
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An idea in your mind that stands for something you remember or imagine

is less technical and emphasizes vivid imagined scenes and the imagining skill
thought-image
vsvision
7.7

An image you make in your mind when you imagine something

stresses vividness and also the broader power to imagine unreal things

Antonyms

1.4

The way things really are, not how we imagine or wish

Compounds

night vision
  • Specialized
16 3.8

A camera or device mode that shows images in low light

11 3.8

Ability to see in low light or darkness

Sight at the sides of what you are looking at

field of vision
  • Specialized
8 3.7

The whole area one eye can see without moving it

tunnel vision
  • Specialized
6 7.1

Loss of side vision so you can only see what is in front

double vision
  • Specialized
6 4.6

A problem where you see one object as two images

A clear creative idea that an artist uses to make art

3 5.1

A big plan for the future to make a large change

A straight path from your eyes along which you see

1 2.5

To see and tell different colors with your eyes

A perfect idea of the future that is unlikely to happen

binocular vision
  • Specialized
1 3.8

Seeing with both eyes helps you judge distance and see more around you

An ability to imagine new ideas that change things

central vision
  • Specialized
5.3

The sharp sight you use to see things in the center of your view

To see and tell different colors apart

5.0

A problem where a person cannot tell some colors apart, often red and green

daylight vision
  • Specialized
4.0

Sight in bright light when the eye sees colors and fine detail

distance vision
  • Specialized
4.2

Being able to see things clearly from far away

achromatic vision
  • Specialized
8.2

The ability to see only shades of grey without colour

foveal vision
  • Specialized
7.9

Central sharp vision that lets you see fine detail when you look directly at something

monochromatic vision
  • Specialized
9.0

A condition in which a person sees the world only in shades of gray

monocular vision
  • Specialized
6.3

To see with only one eye

monocular vision
  • Specialized
7.5

To use one camera to see a scene and judge how far things are

near vision
  • Specialized
3.2

The ability to see things clearly close to your eyes

photopic vision
  • Specialized
6.9

Vision in bright light when cells in the eye let you notice colors and fine detail

scotopic vision
  • Specialized
8.2

To see in very low light, for example at night

A way to make people smell scents while watching films or TV

stereoscopic vision
  • Specialized
6.0

The ability to judge how far things are because each eye sees a slightly different picture

To see well in low light, for example at dusk or in moonlight

vision defect
  • Specialized
4.7

A problem with your sight that makes things look unclear

vision defect
  • Specialized
6.8

A mistake in a computer system that looks at images and gives wrong results

How Vivid

epiphany
52 6.6
vision
848 3.8
image
  • Literature
445 3.3
notion
653 3.7

Surface Forms

vision singular
visions plural

Etymology

Vision originally meant 'seeing' and comes from the root videre, so it moved from physical sight to a picture you 'see' in your mind. That's why a vision can be a vivid mental image or idea you imagine.