Detect with the senses.

synonyms: distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart.

Roget 441: see, behold, discern, perceive, have in sight, descry, sight, make out, discover, distinguish, recognize, spy, espy, ken [Scot.]; get a sight of, have a sight of, catch a sight of, get a glimpse of, have a glimpse of, catch a glimpse of; command a view of; witness, contemplate, speculate; cast the eyes on, set the eyes on; be a spectator of etc. 444; look on etc. (be present) 186; see sights etc. (curiosity) 455; see at a glance etc. (intelligence) 498.    look, view, eye; lift up the eyes, open one's eye; look at, look on, look upon, look over, look about one, look round; survey, scan, inspect; run the eye over, run the eye through; reconnoiter, glance round, glance on, glance over turn one's looks upon, bend one's looks upon; direct the eyes to, turn the eyes on, cast a glance.    observe etc. (attend to) 457; watch etc. (care) 459; see with one's own eyes; watch for etc. (expect) 507; peep, peer, pry, take a peep; play at bopeep^†.    look full in the face, look hard at, look intently; strain one's eyes; fix the eyes upon, rivet the eyes upon; stare, gaze; pore over, gloat on; leer, ogle, glare; goggle; cock the eye, squint, gloat, look askance.    ... show more

Roget 490: know, ken [Scot.], scan, wot^†; wot aware^†, be aware of etc. adj.; ween^†, weet^†, trow^†, have, possess.    conceive; apprehend, comprehend; take, realize, understand, savvy [Slang], appreciate; fathom, make out; recognize, discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience.    know full well; have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of; be au courant etc. adj.; have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends; know by heart, know by rote; be master of; connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.], know what's what etc. 698.    see one's way; discover etc. 480.1. come to one's knowledge etc. (information) 527.    ... show more

Roget 498: be intelligent etc. adj.; have all one's wits about one; understand etc. (intelligible) 518; catch an idea, take in an idea; take a joke, take a hint.    see through, see at a glance, see with half an eye, see far into, see through a millstone; penetrate; discern etc. (descry) 441; foresee etc. 510.    discriminate etc. 465; know what's what etc. 698; listen to reason.    ... show more

Dutch: onderscheiden, onderkennen