seeing vs perception

seeing and perception both are nouns.

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

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

seeing (noun)	perception (noun)
normal use of the faculty of vision	becoming aware of something via the senses
perception by means of the eyes	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

seeing (adjective)	perception (adjective)
having vision, not blind