Distinguish and Sight

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Distinguish verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist

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Sight is a synonym for distinguish. In some cases you can use "Sight" instead a verb "Distinguish".

Sight verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land

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Distinguish is a synonym for sight in see topic. Sometimes you can use "Distinguish" instead a verb "Sight", if it concerns topics such as spot.

Nearby Words: sigh, sighted, sightly, sighting, sightless

people	distinguish people	sight people
idea	distinguish idea	sight idea

Is a Crapshoot: The MkI Hammersteins are unable to distinguish between friend and foe, killing everything in sight.

Source: Comic Book / Savage
NPCs that battle the player on sight now have visual cues that distinguish them from harmless NPCs.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Sun and Moon
The question is stricken by the judge, however, who rules that the detective is not an expert in ethnicity and could not distinguish between them by sight alone.

Source: Interchangeable Asian Cultures

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