Usage Note
Sehweite is the distance over which something can be seen. Like Hörweite, it is commonly used idiomatically: in Sehweite ('in sight') and außer Sehweite ('out of sight'). It also appears in driving and aviation contexts.
Examples
"Das Ziel war kaum noch in Sehweite."
Natural Translation
The destination was barely still in sight.
Literal Translation
The destination was barely still in visual-range.
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