A word for someone who can notice things quickly? [closed]
Other than words like 'insightful', 'observant', and 'perceptive', is there another word?
Solution 1:
sharp-eyed
: having a strong ability to notice things M-W
sharp-sighted
: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon : also, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed WordNet
Solution 2:
Someone who notices things quickly could be called perspicacious.
Definition: having a ready insight into and understanding of things: it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter.
Derivatives: perspicaciously adverb Origin early 17th cent.: from Latin perspicax, perspicac- ‘seeing clearly’ + -acious .
synonyms: discerning, shrewd, perceptive, astute, penetrating, observant, percipient, sharp-witted, sharp, smart, alert, clear-sighted, farsighted, acute, clever, canny, intelligent, insightful, wise, sage, sensitive, intuitive, understanding, aware, discriminating.
antonyms: stupid
Solution 3:
Consider keen-eyed or keen-sighted. Another word is eagle-eyed:
very good at seeing or noticing things
(Longman)
If a short idiom is OK, try "a keen eye for something":
an ability to notice and recognize something
(Macmillan English Dictionary)
Example: My dad has a keen eye for talent.