sighted
Americanadjective
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having functional vision; not blind.
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having a particular type of eyesight or perception (used in combination).
sharp-sighted; clear-sighted.
adjective
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possessing the ability to see
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(in combination) having sight of a specified kind
short-sighted
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And basically, they integrated sighted children so they could be part of the community and help out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
For future elections, you can exchange a paper driving licence for a photocard, or apply for a photocard travel pass if you are aged 60 or over, disabled or registered blind or partially sighted.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Petrou had no problem “passing” for sighted, as she put it, into her 30s: “I just lied a lot. I said everywhere I went, ‘I lost my contact lenses.’
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The suspect was then sighted on the southbound 405 before pulling off and coming to a stop.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
He would rather spend his time worrying about more important things, such as the number of owl hoots he’d heard in the night or how many spiders he’d sighted scurrying across his path.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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