Visibility In meteorology, visibility is the measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned. It depends on the Transparency and translucency, transparency of the surrounding air and as such, it is unchanging no matter the amb ...

, in meteorology, is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be seen. Visibility may also refer to: * A measure of turbidity in water quality control * Interferometric visibility, which quantifies interference contrast in optics * The reach of

information hiding In computer science, information hiding is the principle of segregation of the ''design decisions'' in a computer program that are most likely to change, thus protecting other parts of the program from extensive modification if the design decisio ...

, in computing * Visibility (geometry), a geometric abstraction of real-life visibility *

Visible spectrum The visible spectrum is the spectral band, band of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visual perception, visible to the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called ''visible light'' (or simply light). The optica ...

, the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye *

Visual perception Visual perception is the ability to detect light and use it to form an image of the surrounding Biophysical environment, environment. Photodetection without image formation is classified as ''light sensing''. In most vertebrates, visual percept ...

** Naked-eye visibility Visible may also refer to: * ''Visible'' (album), a 1985 album by CANO * '' Visible: Out on Television'', a 2020 miniseries from Apple TV+, about LGBTQ+ representation in TV *

, light which can be seen by the human eye * Visible by Verizon, an offshoot phone service from Verizon Communications

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