noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfiːld əv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
General-American:/ˈfild əv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
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rhymes with -ɪʒən
1
noun
Meaning 1
The area that a person, an animal, etc. can see with its eyes (or each eye individually) without turning the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: field of view, visual field
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: visual field, field of regard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: visual percept, visual image
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ساحة بصرية
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Basque:
ikuseremu
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Catalan:
camp visual
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Chinese Mandarin:
視野 /视野
(shìyě)
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Danish:
synsfelt
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Dutch:
gezichtsveld
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Dutch:
zichtveld
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Dutch:
blikveld
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Esperanto:
vidkampo
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Finnish:
näkökenttä
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
French:
champ de vision
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
French:
champ visuel
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Galician:
campo de visión
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Georgian:
მხედველობის არე
(mxedvelobis are)
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
German:
Blickfeld
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
German:
Sichtbereich
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Greek:
οπτικό πεδίο
(optikó pedío)
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Hungarian:
látómező
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Hungarian:
látótér
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Italian:
campo di visibilità
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Italian:
campo visivo
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Japanese:
視野
(shiya)
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Japanese:
視界
(shikai)
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Macedonian:
видно поле
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Malayalam:
ദൃശ്യമണ്ഡലം
(dr̥śyamaṇḍalaṁ)
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Norwegian Bokmål:
synsfelt
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Norwegian Nynorsk:
synsfelt
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Persian:
میدان بینایی
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Polish:
pole widzenia
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Russian:
по́ле зре́ния
(póle zrénija)
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Russian:
визуальное поле
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Serbo-Croatian:
vidno polje
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Spanish:
campo de visión
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Thai:
ลานสายตา
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Turkish:
görüş alanı
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Ukrainian:
зорове поле
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Urdu:
بصری میدان
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head
Vietnamese:
trường thị giác
— area that a person, etc. can see without turning the head