Perception (n.) is always true. That is, insofar as perception is subjective, if the thing being looked at is looked at, then it is looked at properly... it can only be perceived in that way.
Perception (n.) is made up not of individual sensations combined, rather, we perceive whole scenes: We 'hear the storm whistle in the chimney' or 'the three-engine aeroplane'.
Perception (n.) is not concerned with visual experience in the same way that being absorbed and immersed in an action does not involve the mental state of experiencing of action. One is simply fascinated by and drawn into the spectacle of the world. The experience of looking is a derivative experience.
Perception (n.) is not, at root, derived from a visual experience. On the contrary. When I am fascinated by and drawn into the spectacle of the world, this openness makes possible the derivative experience of looking (by) trying to see.
Perception (n.) is nothing other than being fascinated by and drawn into the spectacle of the world. Seeing is a derivative experience, and looking is even more derivative.
Perception (n.) is a faculty restricted to humans. Animals cannot be said to perceive because they are unable to perceive 'something as something'... at bottom they have no perception, only something analogous in a different key. They cannot relate to beings as such or to beings as a whole.
Perception (n.) is intimately linked with intuition. We do not see because we have eyes or hear because we have ears. We have eyes and ears because our intuiting is a seeing and a hearing.
Perception (n.) is necessarily relational. When I perceive an entity, simultaneously I see it 'as' something I relate to it instantly for my intentional comportment towards it derives from my prior understanding of the totality of the world surrounding me, which automatically determines 'how' things are disclosed to me, the nature of my perception.
Perception (n.) is not primary. It is not done in order to perceive, but in order to orient oneself, to pave the way in dealing with something.
Perception (n.) is, when done or its own sake, a special mode of dwelling, not a complete detachment.