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horizon-the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet. apparent horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon, skyline. linear perspective, perspective-the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer.
The horizon or skyline is the apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth's surface, and those that do not.hen looking at a sea from a shore, the part of the sea closest to the horizon is called the offing. The word horizon derives from the Greek á½ÏÎ¯Î¶ÏÎ½ ÎºÏÎºÎ»Î¿Ï horizÅn kyklos, separating circle, from the verb á½ÏÎ¯Î¶Ï horizÅ, to divide, to separate, and that from á½ÏÎ¿Ï (oros), boundary, landmark.