field of view

[ feeld uhv vyoo ]

noun

1. Optics. field ( def 13 ).
2. Digital Technology. the portion of the game environment or game world that is visible at any given time, especially in a first-person video game where a player’s view is meant to mimic that of the player character: : FOV

   Rotate the game camera to keep those enemies in your field of view.

Word History and Origins

Origin of field of view¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Given the telescope's field of view, that is about one chance in 10.

From Science Daily

As satellites whiz past the field of view of telescopes, they leave streaks in the astronomers’ images.

From Los Angeles Times

What works in a game played on a mobile phone might not work on AR glasses, which offer a wider field of view and don’t rely so heavily on hands to play.

From Los Angeles Times

Their eyes, placed on either side of their head, give them a wide field of view and scary-good peripheral vision.

From Salon

The detection capability can be further enhanced for telescopes with a wide field of view because of the expansive angular distribution of signal flux within such a planet laboratory.

From Science Daily