discernment vs perception

discernment and perception both are nouns.

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

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

discernment (noun)	perception (noun)
the trait of judging wisely and objectively	becoming aware of something via the senses
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations	the process of perceiving
the cognitive condition of someone who understands	the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
perception of that which is obscure	a way of conceiving something
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)	knowledge gained by perceiving