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vi·sion  (vzhn)
n.
1.
a. The faculty of sight; eyesight: poor vision.
b. Something that is or has been seen.
2. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight: a leader of vision.
3. The manner in which one sees or conceives of something.
4. A mental image produced by the imagination.
5. The mystical experience of seeing as if with the eyes the supernatural or a supernatural being.
6. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
tr.v. vi·sioned, vi·sion·ing, vi·sions
To see in or as if in a vision; envision.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vsi, vsin-, from vsus, past participle of vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

vision·al adj.
vision·al·ly adv.

vision [ˈvɪʒən]
n
1. the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting)
a.  the image on a television screen
b.  (as modifier) vision control
3. the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments a man of vision
4. a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc. the vision of St John of the Cross
5. that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
6. (sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination he had visions of becoming famous
7. a person or thing of extraordinary beauty
8. (Business / Commerce) the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization
vb
(tr) to see or show in or as if in a vision
[from Latin vīsiō sight, from vidēre to see]
visionless  adj

vi•sion (ˈvɪʒ ən)

n.
1. the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
2. the power of anticipating that which may come to be; foresight: entrepreneurial vision.
3.
a. something seen in or as if in a dream, often attributed to divine agency.
b. the experience of such a perception.
4. a vivid, imaginative anticipation: visions of wealth and glory.
5. something seen; an object of sight.
6. a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.
v.t.
7. to envision.
[1250–1300; < Latin vīsiō act of seeing, sight, derivative of vid(ēre) to see]
vi′sion•less, adj.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vision - a vivid mental imagevision - a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"
imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
prevision - a prophetic vision (as in a dream)
retrovision - a vision of events in the distant past
2.vision - the ability to seevision - the ability to see; the visual faculty
visual system - the sensory system for vision
sense modality, sensory system, modality - a particular sense
exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
stigmatism - normal eyesight
achromatic vision - vision using the rods
acuity, sharp-sightedness, visual acuity - sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
binocular vision - vision involving the use of both eyes
central vision - vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field
chromatic vision, color vision, trichromacy - the normal ability to see colors
distance vision - vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
eyesight, sightedness, seeing - normal use of the faculty of vision
monocular vision - vision with only one eye
near vision - vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer
night vision, night-sight, scotopic vision, twilight vision - the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
daylight vision, photopic vision - normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
peripheral vision - vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
3.vision - the perceptual experience of seeingvision - the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"
aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"
4.vision - the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the sensesvision - the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"
creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
fancy - a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
fantasy, phantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"
dreaming, dream - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
5.vision - a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"
experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

vision
noun
1. image, idea, dream, plans, hopes, prospect, ideal, concept, fancy, fantasy, conception, delusion, daydream, reverie, flight of fancy, mental picture, pipe dream, imago (Psychoanalysis), castle in the air, fanciful notion I have a vision of a society free of exploitation and injustice.
2. hallucination, illusion, apparition, revelation, ghost, phantom, delusion, spectre, mirage, wraith, chimera, phantasm, eidolon She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors.
3. sight, seeing, eyesight, view, eyes, perception The disease causes blindness or serious loss of vision.
4. foresight, imagination, perception, insight, awareness, inspiration, innovation, creativity, intuition, penetration, inventiveness, shrewdness, discernment, prescience, perceptiveness, farsightedness, breadth of view The government's lack of vision could have profound economic consequences.
5. picture, dream, sight, delight, beauty, joy, sensation, spectacle, knockout (informal), beautiful sight, perfect picture, feast for the eyes, sight for sore eyes The girl was a vision in crimson organza.
Quotations
"Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions" Bible: Joel
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" Bible: Proverbs
Translations
vision [ˈvɪʒən] N
1. (= eyesight) → vista f
to have normal visiontener la vista normal
field of visioncampo m visual
see also double F
see also tunnel D
2. (= farsightedness) → clarividencia f, visión f de futuro; (= imagination) → imaginación f
we need vision to make this idea worknos hace falta clarividencia or visión de futuro para hacer que esta idea funcione
he had the vision to see thattenía la suficiente visión de futuro como para ver que ...
a man of (broad) visionun hombre de miras amplias
3. (= dream, hope) → visión f
he outlined his vision of the company over the next decadeesbozó su visión de la empresa para la siguiente década
a vision of the futureuna visión del futuro
4. (= image) I had visions of having to walk homeya me veía volviendo a casa a pie
5. (Rel) → visión f
to have a visiontener una visión
Christ appeared to her in a visiontuvo una visión de Cristo, se le apareció Cristo

vision [ˈvɪʒən] n
(= ability to see) → vision f
to have 20-20 vision → avoir une vision parfaite
(= view) → vue f
(= imagined future) → vision f
I have a vision of a free society → J'ai la vision d'une société libre.
That's my vision of how the world could be → C'est ma vision de ce que pourrait être le monde.
(= mental image) to have a vision of sb/sth → se représenter qn/qch
to have visions of doing sth → se voir en train de faire qch
He had visions of being surrounded by happy children → Il se voyait entouré d'enfants heureux.
(= hallucination) → vision f
(TV) (= picture) → image f
loss of vision → perte d'image

vision
n
(= power of sight)Sehvermögen nt; within/beyond the range of visionin/außer Sichtweite; he has good visioner sieht gut ? field g
(= foresight)Weitblick m; a man of visionein Mann mit Weitblick
(in dream, trance) → Vision f, → Gesicht nt (liter); it came to me in a visionich hatte eine Vision
(= image)Vorstellung f; Orwell’s vision of the futureOrwells Zukunftsvision f
to have visions of wealthvon Reichtum träumen, sich (dat)Reichtum vorgaukeln; I had visions of having to walk all the way home (inf)ich sah mich im Geiste schon den ganzen Weg nach Hause laufen

vision [ˈvɪʒn] n
a. (eyesight) → vista, capacità visiva
b. (imagination, foresight, apparition) → visione f
a man of vision → un uomo lungimirante or che vede lontano
my vision of the future → la mia visione del futuro
to see visions → avere le visioni
I had visions of having to walk home → già mi vedevo dover andare a casa a piedi

vision (ˈviʒən) noun
1. something seen in the imagination or in a dream. God appeared to him in a vision.
2. the ability to see or plan into the future. Politicians should be men of vision.
3. the ability to see or the sense of sight. He is slowly losing his vision.
vis·ion
n.  visión.
1.   sentido de la vista;
2.   capacidad de percibir los objetos por la acción de la luz a través de los órganos visuales y los centros cerebrales con que se relacionan. .


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But I could not believe that I had been asleep, for I remembered distinctly the gradual breaking-in of the vision upon me, like the new images in a dissolving view, or the growing distinctness of the landscape as the sun lifts up the veil of the morning mist.
Then there came a vision to me, a vision that was sent in answer to my prayer, or, perchance, it was a madness born of my sorrows.
We are as children whose small feet have strayed into some dim-lit temple of the god they have been taught to worship but know not; and, standing where the echoing dome spans the long vista of the shadowy light, glance up, half hoping, half afraid to see some awful vision hovering there.
 
 
 
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