field of view

noun phrase

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Both Apple’s and Samsung’s devices seek to establish a new type of headset that offers different levels of immersion, from virtual screens to digital environments that fully envelop a user’s field of view. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 The glasses can also show drivers turn-by-turn directions, hazards and reminders via display that overlays information in their field of view. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 The proprietary Prizm lens coating is meant to enhance both the color and contrast of your field of view. PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025 Dashcam footage from a vehicle driving east on the highway showed a few cars begin to brake as the helicopter entered their field of view and fell toward the freeway. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field of view

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First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of field of view was in 1763

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“Field of view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20of%20view. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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