noun
- the quality or condition of being mutually visible; the ability of two or more points or objects to see each other without obstruction.
Usage: technical term used in geography, archaeology, and landscape analysis; often used in plural form or as a mass noun
Examples
- Archaeologists studied the intervisibility between ancient hilltop settlements to understand communication patterns.
- The intervisibility of the two towers allowed guards to signal each other across the valley.
- Urban planners assessed intervisibility when designing the layout of the new public squares.
- The dense forest reduced intervisibility between the observation posts.
- Geographers use intervisibility analysis to map sight lines across mountainous terrain.