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nearsighted vs. farsighted

nearsighted

adjective

  1. seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.

farsighted

adjective

  1. seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
  2. seeing to a great distance.
  3. wise, as in foreseeing future developments:

    a farsighted statesman.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,