peripheral vision

noun

1. all that is visible to the eye outside the central area of focus; side vision.

Example Sentences

He has had a heart attack and during open heart surgery lost some of his peripheral vision.

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For one, the great Indian bustard has good peripheral vision but poor frontal vision, making it difficult for them to spot power lines until they fly too close to them.

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Their eyes, placed on either side of their head, give them a wide field of view and scary-good peripheral vision.

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If you're looking for a visual, imagine the horse that has the blinders on, and he's not able to have any peripheral vision.

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And once they’re out of the brightly lit center, they keep dancing, trading off moves in dim corners, limbs flickering in peripheral vision.

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