Topic > Viewing - 1854

When we are born, we can see but cannot express anything in words. When we are older we visualize. Visualization is how we interact with the world. Dillard explains how some people who have corrected and restored their sight from blindness are satisfied with their vision. They see things as they really are in a way that those who always see things cannot. As if an object was seen in shape and color rather than in name and purpose. Those who have not seen never take the beauty of sight for granted. Both Annie Dillard and John Berger agree that we cannot see clearly. Berger thinks it's because of outside influences, while Dillard thinks nature and ignorance don't allow us to. It is crucial to understand the meaning of the links between the language we use and the way we see because it seems more likely that seeing has a different meaning. relationship with language compared to any other sense. The verb 'hear' is associated with the noun 'sound' while the verb 'see' does not have a common noun. It may be that, for those things we see, our language is rich enough that no intermediate term is required to describe what we see versus what we hear, touch, smell, or taste. “Seeing” depends on the distinctions we typically use in language. To describe our visual experiences, we must first establish appropriate language. Language seems to enter into our “seeing” more directly than with the other senses. There is a more developed interdependence between "seeing" and "language". There are many words that can be used to describe types of "seeing", such as "see", "look", "examine", "watch", "scan", "search", and so on. Visualization is the mechanism through which we interact with the world around us. In every act of looking... the medium of paper ......n is the key to everything and our ability to perceive opinions with sight is very useful. Understanding what and how vision works helps us understand what vision is and does so much for us that we don't even realize it. By engaging with nature writing, becoming aware of its vivid descriptions, the writer implicitly becomes more deeply aware of his own dimensions, the limits of form and understanding, and the processes of struggling with the unknown. The act of seeing is active; it is an act of choice. We see what we look at and therefore we relate to it. We also become aware that we can be seen and therefore are aware that we are part of the visible world. This results in the understanding that others may see things differently. This reciprocity of vision comes before dialogue. The previous sentence agrees with Berger's proposal that "seeing comes before words" (Berger 7).