The difference between Hallucination and Vision

When used as nouns, hallucination means a sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens, 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 Hallucination and Vision

  1. Hallucination as a noun:

    A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.

    Examples:

    "* Hallucinations are always evidence of cerebral derangement and are common phenomena of insanity. - [[W. A. Hammond]]"

  2. Hallucination as a noun:

    The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.

    Examples:

    "* This must have been the hallucination of the transcriber. - [[w:Joseph Addison Joseph Addison]]"

  1. Vision as a noun (uncountable):

    The sense or ability of sight.

  2. Vision as a noun (countable):

    Something seen; an object perceived visually.

  3. 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."

  4. Vision as a noun (countable, by extension):

    Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.

  5. Vision as a noun (countable):

    An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.

    Examples:

    "He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace."

  6. Vision as a noun (countable):

    A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.

    Examples:

    "He had a vision of the Virgin Mary."

  7. Vision as a noun (countable):

    A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.

  8. Vision as a noun (uncountable):

    Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.

  1. Vision as a verb (transitive):

    To imagine something as if it were to be true.

  2. Vision as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with a vision.