eyeshot means A range of vision, a distance in which something is visible. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Why this word is great
EYESHOT — [Noun] The distance or range within which an object remains visible. From eye (the organ of sight) + shot (in the sense of 'range,' as in bowshot), formed on the pattern of the earlier word earshot. Unlike 'eyesight' (which measures acuity) or 'view' (which frames a prospect), 'eyeshot' is the measured, spatial frontier of perception. It is the last point where a ship remains a distinct silhouette before merging with the horizon, the precise radius of a campfire's flickering light against an encompassing dark, or the intimate, lamplit circle in which a secret can be shared—a finite horizon that maps the lonely perimeter of human witness.
noun
- A range of vision, a distance in which something is visible.“He likes his mother to sit off by the side, though--out of eyeshot of the door. "”
- A range.
- A brief glance.“The woman smothered his instant fear with an eyeshot of horror.”