Perceive
Perceive verb - To have a vague awareness of.
Usage example: I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure
Sight
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
Perceive is a synonym for sight in see topic. Sometimes you can use "Perceive" instead a verb "Sight", if it concerns topics such as spot.
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They can perceive light, but they aren't able to form an image with sight (more or less in the way humans can perceive sound, but can't visualize the shape of the thing making it).
Source: Web Original / Orion's Arm -
Any species that can perceive radio signals as sound or sight would be driven blind or deaf immediately, if not completely insane.
Source: Eldritch Location - He was able to see the Defilers for what they were when no one else could and was also able to perceive their auras despite their best efforts to conceal them from spiritual sight.
Source: Literature / Astral Dawn
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