The difference between Apparition and Vision
When used as nouns, apparition means an act of becoming visible, whereas vision means the sense or ability of sight.
Vision is also verb with the meaning: to imagine something as if it were to be true.
check bellow for the other definitions of Apparition and Vision
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Apparition as a noun:
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
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Apparition as a noun:
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
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Apparition as a noun:
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
Examples:
"The attic is haunted by the ghostly apparition of a young girl who died there."
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Apparition as a noun (astronomy):
The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to .
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Apparition as a noun (astronomy):
A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.
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Vision as a noun (uncountable):
The sense or ability of sight.
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Vision as a noun (countable):
Something seen; an object perceived visually.
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Vision as a noun (countable):
Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
Examples:
"He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision."
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Vision as a noun (countable, by extension):
Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
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Vision as a noun (countable):
An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
Examples:
"He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace."
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Vision as a noun (countable):
A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
Examples:
"He had a vision of the Virgin Mary."
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Vision as a noun (countable):
A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
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Vision as a noun (uncountable):
Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
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Vision as a verb (transitive):
To imagine something as if it were to be true.
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Vision as a verb (transitive):
To provide with a vision.