Meanings
- Vision that works, to one degree or another, in the low-light conditions of night.
- uncountableSuch vision provided naturally by the biological systems of an eye.
The field workers doing the nighttime field work had a rule that artificial lights were to be kept doused or shaded so as not to blind their night vision after their eyes had spent many minutes adjusting to the dark.
Synonyms: scotopia
- uncountableSuch vision provided by technology or (in fiction) by superpowers.
night vision goggles
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night vision devices
night vision equipment
The special forces operating in the area were relying heavily on night vision and smart weapon systems.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSuch vision provided naturally by the biological systems of an eye.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic رُؤْيَة لَيْلِيَّة
- رُؤْيَة لَيْلِيَّة (ruʔya layliyya)ability to see in the dark
Chinese Mandarin 夜視 /夜视
- 夜視 /夜视 (yèshì)ability to see in the dark
Danish nattesyn
- nattesynability to see in the dark
Finnish hämäränäkö, pimeänäkö
- hämäränäköability to see in the dark
- pimeänäköability to see in the dark
French vision de nuit, nyctalopie
- vision de nuitability to see in the dark
- nyctalopieability to see in the dark
- vision nocturneability to see in the dark
German Nachtsicht
- Nachtsichtability to see in the dark
Greek νυχτερινή όραση
- νυχτερινή όραση (nychteriní órasi)ability to see in the dark
Japanese 暗視
- 暗視 (anshi)ability to see in the dark
Korean 야간 시력
- 야간 시력 (yagan siryeok)ability to see in the dark
Norwegian Bokmål nattsyn
- nattsynability to see in the dark
Polish noktowizja
- noktowizjaability to see in the dark
Russian ночно́е ви́дение
- ночно́е ви́дение (nočnóje vídenije)ability to see in the dark
Spanish visión nocturna
- visión nocturnaability to see in the dark
Swedish mörkerseende
- mörkerseendeability to see in the dark
Turkish gece görüşü
- gece görüşüability to see in the dark
Ukrainian нічне́ ба́чення
- нічне́ ба́чення (ničné báčennja)ability to see in the dark
Cite this entry
night vision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20vision
“night vision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20vision. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night vision,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20vision.
Source: night vision on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.