naked eye
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Two of those specimens turned out to contain fossilized animals that were nearly impossible to see with the naked eye because the amber pieces were never polished.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Only then can one attain a view like this and perhaps, with a naked eye, see mountains as they see each other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
To the naked eye, they may have looked similar.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
This powerful technique allowed them to detect tiny structures that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Most of the other stars that are visible to the naked eye lie within a few hundred light-years of us.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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