vision

noun

imagined depiction, either in a fully conscious or altered consciousness state
something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ / [ˈvɪʒ.n̩]

noun

Etymology: From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“to see”) + action noun suffix -iō.

The sense or ability of sight.
Something seen; an object perceived visually.
“[…]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…]”
“It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!”
Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
“He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.”
“Visitations are a commonly reported afterlife phenomenon. For example, a dying patient has a vision of her mother, who has been dead for twenty years.”
Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
“For having the Idea of any thing in our Mind, no more proves the Exiſtence of that Thing, than the Picture of a Man evidences his being in the World, or the Viſions of a Dream make thereby a true Hiſtory.”
A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
“I know you wanted me to stay But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA”
“Gilead has always been a chilling vision of what America might become if right-wing theocrats seized absolute power and stripped women of all independence.”
An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
“He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.”
“To achieve their vision, they enlisted the local architectural designer Marcie Banks of Clementine Construction.”
General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
“I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the—”
A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
“He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.”
A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.

verb

To imagine something as if it were to be true.
To present as in a vision.
To provide with a vision.