Phrase guide

field of view

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The angular extent of what can be seen, either with the eye or with an optical instrument or camera.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: field

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: visual percept, visual image

Narrower terms: microscopic field, operative field

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مجال بصر — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Catalan: camp de visió — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 視野 /视野 (shìyě) — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Czech: zorné pole — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Danish: synsfelt — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Dutch: gezichtsveld — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Dutch: blikveld — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Dutch: zichtveld — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Finnish: näkökenttä — angular extent of what can be seen
  • French: champ de vision — angular extent of what can be seen
  • French: champ de vue — angular extent of what can be seen
  • German: Gesichtsfeld — angular extent of what can be seen
  • German: Blickfeld — angular extent of what can be seen
  • German: Sichtfeld — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Greek: οπτικό πεδίο (optikó pedío) — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Hebrew: שדה ראייה — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Hungarian: látómező — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Icelandic: sjónsvið — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Indonesian: ruang pandang — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Indonesian: lapang pandang — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Indonesian: medan penglihatan — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Italian: campo visivo — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Japanese: 視野 (shiya) — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Korean: 시야 (siya) — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: synsfelt — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: synsfelt — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Persian: میدان دید — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Polish: pole widzenia — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Portuguese: campo de visão — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Romanian: câmp vizual — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Russian: по́ле зре́ния (póle zrénija) — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Slovak: zorné pole — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Spanish: campo de vista — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Swedish: synfält — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Thai: ขอบเขตภาพ — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Turkish: görüş alanı — angular extent of what can be seen
  • Ukrainian: поле зору — angular extent of what can be seen