beholding vs perception

beholding and perception both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beholding	Yes	No	No	No
perception	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, perception is a hypernym of beholding; that is, perception is a word with a broader meaning than beholding:

beholding (noun)	perception (noun)
perception by means of the eyes	becoming aware of something via the senses
	the process of perceiving
	the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
	a way of conceiving something
	knowledge gained by perceiving