視 力(しりょく)

しりょく

noun

eyesight, vision

1. eyesight, vision, visual acuity

The ability to see; the clearness or sharpness of vision.

視力(しりょく)が落(お)ちたので眼鏡(めがね)を作(つく)った。

My eyesight got worse, so I got glasses.

視力(しりょく)検査(けんさ)の結果(けっか)は両眼(りょうがん)とも1.0だった。

The vision test results were 1.0 for both eyes.

暗(くら)い所(ところ)で本(ほん)を読(よ)むと視力(しりょく)が悪(わる)くなる。

Reading in dark places makes your eyesight worse.

コンタクトレンズで視力(しりょく)を矯正(きょうせい)している人(ひと)は多(おお)い。

Many people correct their eyesight with contact lenses.

子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)はよく見(み)えていたのに、大人(おとな)になってパソコンを使(つか)うようになってから視力(しりょく)がだいぶ落(お)ちた。

I could see well as a child, but my eyesight has declined considerably since I started using computers as an adult.

Common expressions

視力(しりょく)が良(よ)い: to have good eyesight
視力(しりょく)が悪(わる)い: to have poor eyesight
視力(しりょく)が落(お)ちる: eyesight declines
視力(しりょく)を回復(かいふく)する: to recover eyesight
視力(しりょく)検査(けんさ): vision test
視力(しりょく)矯正(きょうせい): vision correction

Cultural note

Japan states eyesight on a decimal scale: 1.0 is roughly 20/20, 0.1 is very poor. People quote it freely (視力(しりょく)は0.3です).

Related words

裸眼(らがん)視力(しりょく): uncorrected vision
矯正(きょうせい)視力(しりょく): corrected vision
近視(きんし): nearsightedness
遠視(えんし): farsightedness
乱視(らんし): astigmatism

Related Words

Related: 近視(きんし) (nearsightedness)

Related: 遠視(えんし) (farsightedness)

Related: 乱視(らんし) (astigmatism)

Related: 視野(しや) (field of vision)

Related: 目薬(めぐすり) (eye drops)

Related: 度数(どすう) (frequency)

Related: 聴力(ちょうりょく) (hearing, hearing ability)

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:24

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