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eyesight, vision, visual acuity
The ability to see; the clearness or sharpness of vision.
視力が落ちたので眼鏡を作った。
My eyesight got worse, so I got glasses.
視力検査の結果は両眼とも1.0だった。
The vision test results were 1.0 for both eyes.
暗い所で本を読むと視力が悪くなる。
Reading in dark places makes your eyesight worse.
コンタクトレンズで視力を矯正している人は多い。
Many people correct their eyesight with contact lenses.
子どもの頃はよく見えていたのに、大人になってパソコンを使うようになってから視力がだいぶ落ちた。
I could see well as a child, but my eyesight has declined considerably since I started using computers as an adult.
視力 refers to eyesight or visual acuity. 視 means 'seeing' and 力 means 'power.'
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 視力が良い: to have good eyesight
- 視力が悪い: to have poor eyesight
- 視力が落ちる: eyesight declines
- 視力を回復する: to recover eyesight
- 視力検査: vision test
- 視力矯正: vision correction
VISION MEASUREMENT (JAPAN):
- In Japan, vision is measured on a decimal scale
- 1.0 = normal vision (20/20 in US)
- 0.1 = very poor vision
- 裸眼視力: uncorrected vision
- 矯正視力: corrected vision
RELATED WORDS:
- 近視: nearsightedness
- 遠視: farsightedness
- 乱視: astigmatism