peripheral vision
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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How far back is the best for sound, or so the screen runs up to the edges of your peripheral vision?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
It’s hard to not read those letters in your peripheral vision.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
In macular degeneration, the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in the central retina deteriorate, leaving only limited peripheral vision.
From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025
He has had a heart attack and during open heart surgery lost some of his peripheral vision.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
I keep my peripheral vision on the hall in case the messenger returns.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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