When I am not looking at something, I say that it is in my peripheral vision. When I am looking at something, I say that I am looking right at it - i.e. it is in my line-of-sight. Are there words or phrases that describe this other than the ones I gave? My examples seem a bit wordy to me.
asked Dec 21, 2016 at 19:51
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Clarifying the context that 'peripheral' would be used in would result in answers/words more specifically appropriate!– newtCommented Dec 21, 2016 at 20:00
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Can you give an example sentence? Something like "I didn't see the car because it was <some word>"?– John FeltzCommented Dec 21, 2016 at 20:35
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You may use the expressions "out of/from the corner of your eye":
- If you see something out of/from the corner of your eye, you see it but not clearly because it happens to the side of you:
- I saw something move out of the corner of my eye.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
In visual astronomy, there is the term "averted vision".
See the article How to master the art of averted vision
There are a few words that would fit here, although your context should be clarified for a more specific answer. All definitions come from Merriam Webster dictionary.
Tangential - Of, relating to, or along a target.
Subsidiary - Less important then, or supplementary to.
Marginal - Of, relating to, or situated at the edge or margin of something.
