eyeline

American

[ahy-lahyn] / ˈaɪˌlaɪn /

noun

the area a person is looking at or can see.

With a heads-up display, essential information, such as vehicle speed and navigation directions, is projected directly into the driver's eyeline.
The director reminded people to clear the eyeline and get out of the view of actors trying to talk to each other during a scene.

Etymology

Origin of eyeline

First recorded in 1955–60; eye ( def. ) + line ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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But Ofsted's barrister Sir James Eadie told the court wellbeing issues were "absolutely in Ofsted's eyeline".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

I met him in the food court within eyeline of where it all happened.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Fischer added, “It helps you with eyeline too, so you could see where he was looking.”

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

Other moments were fun and thoughtful, like a giant boulder-gray coat worn on a model with bangs that fell over his eyeline.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

The water monster brought her snout to Nathan’s eyeline.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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