see the sights - to see the important things in a place We stopped downtown during our holiday so that we could see the sights. see the world/things through rose-colored glasses - to see only the good things about something, to be too optimistic She is unrealistic and tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses. see things - to imagine sights that are not real, to think that one sees something that is not there He is always daydreaming and imagining that he is seeing things. see through (someone or something) - to understand someone`s true character or motivation, to understand the real reason for something.
