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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line of vision

Before all that came the advice from Jones to keep Kroenke in my line of vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

Last season, there were only two VAR interventions on line of vision, and they both resulted in disallowed goals being awarded: Bernardo Silva for Manchester City at Wolves and Jamie Vardy for Leicester at Fulham.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

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 ● Feb. 25, 2025

The offside law states: "The attacking player is penalised for preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the goalkeeper's line of vision."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024

Then someone’s wrestling with me, and the soldiers go down, and Kaede runs past my line of vision.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu