Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sight ('s), n. [OE; see see, v.] (webplay: Deity, eye, eyes, Heaven, land, look, mountains, sea, see, vision).

1. Eye; instrument of seeing; ability to perceive with ocular vision.
2. Seeing; beholding; visual awareness; perception through the eye.
3. Beholding; show; spectacle; view.
4. Awakening; opening of eyes after sleep; [fig.] awareness; recognition; acceptance of reality; resignation to the fact of death.
5. Faculty of vision; focus of the eyes.
6. Open view; range of vision.
7. Picture; scene; image.
8. Visibility; ability to see.
9. Glance; glimpse; scan; skim with the eyes.
10. Vision; total perception; complete awareness; [fig.] physical and spiritual reality.
11. Mental perception; point of view; [fig.] opinion; judgment; assessment.
12. Watch; ogle; take note; pay attention; look attentively.
13. Phrase. “In sight of me”: within my view; with me as an eyewitness.
14. Phrase. “out of sight”: invisible; disappeared; [fig.] very far away.
15. Phrase. “out of sight”: backstage; behind the scenes; off the stage; in the wings of a theater.
16. Phrase. “out of sight”: beyond comparison; surpassing all expectation.
17. Phrase. “at the sight of”: seeing; recognizing.
18. Phrase. “In sight”: visible; in view; within range of vision; at a reasonable distance for seeing with the eyes; [fig.] achievable; accessible; nearby; close; within reach.