sighted person
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sighted person
A person who can see, as opposed to a blind or visually impaired person.
Für einen Sehenden ist es kaum vorstellbar, wie sich ein Blinder in einer fremden Stadt zurechtfindet.
For a sighted person, it is hard to imagine how a blind person finds their way around an unfamiliar city.
'Sehende' (sighted person) is formed from 'sehend' (seeing), the present participle (Partizip I) of 'sehen' (to see). Here, this form is used as a noun and can stand alone without an additional word such as 'Person' (person).
Ein Sehender beschrieb den anderen die Farben des Bildes.
A sighted person described the colors in the picture to the others.
The word often appears in the phrase 'Blinde und Sehende' (blind and sighted people). This phrase is used especially when discussing shared activities or services for both groups.
Bei diesem Sportfest treten Blinde und Sehende gemeinsam in einer Mannschaft an.
At this sports event, blind and sighted people compete together on the same team.
'Sehende' (sighted people) is used especially in texts about accessibility, vision, and people with and without visual impairments living together. In such texts, it refers to a group of people whose perceptions or needs are being discussed.
Die Broschüre erklärt Sehenden, wie sie blinde Menschen im Straßenverkehr unterstützen können.
The brochure explains to sighted people how they can help blind people navigate traffic.
