line of vision

American  

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a straight line that connects the fovea centralis of an eye with the point on which the eye focuses.

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line of vision British  

noun

1. Also called: line of sight.  ophthalmol a straight line extending from the fovea centralis of the eye to an object on which the eye is focused

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Example Sentences

"I think this is preventing an opponent from being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the line of vision," Joe Hart said on Match of the Day.

From BBC

Liverpool fans have understandably focused on Burt twice referring to Robertson being in the line of vision of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

From BBC

This decision was not about line of vision, but "an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball".

From BBC

At the moment his phone rang, he says, a single flower was in his line of vision, the same bloom in the pivotal Frankenstein scene where the monster throws a little girl into a lake.

From The Wall Street Journal

From the way that his line of vision narrows when he smiles, to how he crosses his arms and rolls his eyes, Caiden uncannily resembles his dad.

From Los Angeles Times