field of view
Americannoun
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Optics. field.
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Digital Technology. the portion of the game environment or game world that is visible at any given time, especially in a first-person video game where a player’s view is meant to mimic that of the player character: FOV
Rotate the game camera to keep those enemies in your field of view.
Etymology
Origin of field of view
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Existing imaging techniques often force researchers to choose between high resolution, a large field of view, or preserving the cell's natural structure.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
We’re going to be playing videogames using thought interaction on screens projected from eyewear to an imaginary field of view.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“When you sit in a dark theater and take in a full 1.43:1, 15-perf Imax image, it fills your field of view, and you finally understand what cinema can be.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
The resulting image showed several thousand galaxies crammed into the Hubble’s small field of view.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
Another problem at high Gs is that your vision is affected, and darkness closes in from the edges toward the center of your field of view.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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