line of sight

noun

A straight line along which an observer has a clear view.

“in my line of sight”

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Meanings

nounline of sight (plural lines of sight)

plural lines of sight · alternative line-of-sight

  1. A straight line along which an observer has a clear view.

    in my line of sight

  2. engineeringThe line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object.

    Synonyms: sightline

adjectiveline of sight (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparablevideo gamesAlternative form of line-of-sight.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object.

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sightline

More synonyms by meaning

nounan imaginary straight line along which an observer looks

Similar
line of vision
Broader
line

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 視線 /视线
  • 視線 /视线 (shìxiàn)a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Danish sigtelinje
  • sigtelinjea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Dutch zichtlijn
  • zichtlijna straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Finnish näkölinja
  • näkölinjaa straight line along which an observer has a clear view
French ligne de mire
  • ligne de mirea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
German Sichtlinie, Sichtverbindung
  • Sichtliniea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • Sichtverbindunga straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • Sichtweitea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • Blickweitea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Italian linea di mira
  • linea di miraa straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Japanese 視線, 目線
  • 視線 (shisen)a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • 目線 (mesen)a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Polish linia wzroku
  • linia wzrokua straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Portuguese campo de visão
  • campo de visãoa straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Romanian linie de vedere, câmp de vedere
  • linie de vederea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • câmp de vederea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • linie vizualăa straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Russian луч обзо́ра, ли́ния обзо́ра
  • луч обзо́ра (luč obzóra)a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • ли́ния обзо́ра (línija obzóra)a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • ли́ния визи́рования (línija vizírovanija)a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Swedish siktlinje, syftningslinje
  • siktlinjea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • syftningslinjea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
  • syftlinjea straight line along which an observer has a clear view
Cite this entry
APA

line of sight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20sight

MLA

“line of sight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20sight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line of sight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20sight.

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