peripheral vision, n.Definitions

Peripheral vision (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the floodlight to thought's spotlight — the mind's way of taking in many things at once without thinking.