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eyesight vs sight

sight vs eyesight

eyesight and sight both are nouns.

eyesight is not a verb while sight is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eyesight Yes No No No
sight Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sight is a hypernym of eyesight; that is, sight is a word with a broader meaning than eyesight:
  • eyesight: normal use of the faculty of vision
  • sight: the ability to see; the visual faculty
Other hypernyms of eyesight include vision, visual modality, visual sense.
eyesight (noun) sight (noun)
normal use of the faculty of vision the act of looking or seeing or observing
the ability to see; the visual faculty
an instance of visual perception
the range of vision
a range of mental vision
a place of interest, especially to visitors
anything that is seen
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
eyesight (verb) sight (verb)
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
Difference between eyesight and sight

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