LekhoriLekhoriThe act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
to gain sight of land
Something seen.
He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights; […]
From Middle English siȝht, siȝt, siht, from Old English siht, sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *sihti, equivalent to see + -t. Cognate with Scots sicht, Saterland Frisian Sich...
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to sight a rifle or a cannon
To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.
Jim braced the gun and sighted, tried to pull the trigger. Beside him a body collapsed, limp. It was Max. A shot had gone through his brain. Jim stared down at him, numb with horror.