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SIGHT

Definition:

[noun] an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
[noun] anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
[noun] the ability to see; the faculty of vision
Synonyms: vision, visual sense, visual modality
[noun] a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
[noun] a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
[noun] the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
Synonyms: ken
[noun] the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
Synonyms: view, survey
[noun] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
[verb] catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"