eyeline

[ ahy-lahyn ]

noun

1. the area a person is looking at or can see:

   With a heads-up display, essential information, such as vehicle speed and navigation directions, is projected directly into the driver's eyeline.

   The director reminded people to clear the eyeline and get out of the view of actors trying to talk to each other during a scene.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyeline¹

First recorded in 1955–60; eye ( def ) + line ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Shafique’s eyeline was flooded with catchers in front of the bat and he eventually popped Atkinson to cover.

From BBC

Rankin-Costello then turned in Tyrhys Dolan's cutback from the left only for referee Stuart Atwell to consult with his assistant and decide that Szmodics, who was in an offside position, had got in the eyeline of the keeper.

From BBC

The visual effects technology came from Eyeline Studios, a division of Scanline VFX, which Netflix acquired in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Sarandos, who is on his first visit to South Korea as co-CEO, said Scanline and Eyeline Studios Korea, a Netflix subsidiary, would invest $100 million in local content over the next six years, which is additional to the $2.5 billion announced in April.

From Reuters

I try to make sure one of my colleagues is standing just out of shot but in my eyeline, so they can count down the number of minutes I have left on their fingers.

From BBC