Phrase guide

peripheral vision

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The part of vision that occurs outside the gaze or central area of focus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sight, vision, visual sense, visual modality

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: visió perifèrica — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 週邊視覺 /周边视觉 — Translations
  • Czech: periferní vidění — Translations
  • Dutch: perifeer zicht — Translations
  • Esperanto: periferia vidkapablo — Translations
  • Finnish: ääreisnäkö — Translations
  • French: vision périphérique — Translations
  • German: peripheres Sehen — Translations
  • German: peripherale Sicht — Translations
  • German: periphere Sicht — Translations
  • Greek: περιφερική όραση (periferikí órasi) — Translations
  • Italian: visione periferica — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sidesyn — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sidesyn — Translations
  • Polish: widzenie peryferyjne — Translations
  • Polish: widok obwodowy — Translations
  • Portuguese: visão periférica — Translations
  • Russian: перифери́ческое зре́ние (periferíčeskoje zrénije) — Translations
  • Spanish: visión periférica — Translations