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vīsŭālis, e, adj. [visus], attained by sight (late Lat.): probatio, Cassiod. Var. 4, 51.
Hence, subst.: vīsŭālĭa, ĭum, n., the power of vision, Theod. Prisc. 4, 2.
Adv.: vīsŭālĭter, visibly (late Lat.), Cassiod. in Psa. 36, 29.

vīsŭālĭtas, ātis, f. [visualis], the power of seeing, the faculty of sight, vision (postclass.), Tert. Anim. 29.

visŭla, ae, f., a kind of vine, Col. 3, 2, 21; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 31.

vīsum, i, n. [video], something seen,
Note: sight, appearance, vision.

  1. I. In gen.: visa somniorum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 97: talia visa, Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 20: dic age … visa quid ista ferant, Ov. Am. 3, 5, 32: turpia, Prop. 2, 6, 28.
  2. II. In partic., a transl. of the Gr. φαντασία, an impression made by some external object upon the senses, an image, Cic. Ac. 1, 11, 40; 2, 6, 18; 2, 24, 77.

Vĭsurgis, is, m., a river in Northern Germany, the mod. Weser, Mel. 3, 3, 3; Plin. 4, 14, 28, § 100; Tac. A. 2, 9; 2, 11; 2, 16 sq.; Sid. Carm. 23, 244.

1. vīsus, a, um, Part. of video.

2. vīsus, ūs, m. [video], a seeing, looking; a look, glance; the faculty or act of seeing, sight, vision.

  1. I. Lit.: feminas omnes visu nocere, quae duplices pupillas habent, Cic. Fragm. ap. Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 18: visu effascinare, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 16: oculorum visus, Lucr. 5, 101; so quint. 1, 2, 11: corpus visu tactuque manifestum, id. 1, 4, 20: visus in duas acies (divisus est), Lact. Opif. Dei, 10, 10; Ambros. in Luc. 7, 113 al.
    In plur., Ov. F. 3, 406; Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 15, 122; App. de Deo Socr. p. 43, 31.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The sight, the organ of sight: spectare inocciduis visibus, with everwatchful eyes, Stat. Th. 6, 277.
    2. B. Object., a thing seen, a sight, appearance, an apparition, a vision: conspectus ab utrāque acie aliquanto augustior humano visu, Liv. 8, 9, 10: rite secundarent visus, Verg. A. 3, 36: inopino territa visu, Ov. M. 4, 232: nocturni visus, Liv. 8, 6, 11.
    3. C. Appearance, seeming, probability: multa esse probabilia, quae quamquam non perciperentur, tamen, quia visum haberent quendam insignem et illustrem, iis sapientis vita regeretur, Cic. N. D. 1, 5, 12.