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Sights vs Sightsee - What's the difference?

sights | sightsee |

As verbs the difference between sights and sightsee

is that sights is (sight) while sightsee is to go sightseeing, to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.

As a noun sights

is .

sights

English

Noun

(head)
  • the things worth seeing in a particular place
  • the devices through which one looks in order to aim a rifle or similar weapon

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (sight)

    • Related terms

    * in one's sights

    sightsee

    English

    Verb

  • To go sightseeing, to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.
  • * 1985 , Jilly Cooper, Riders
    • The German team liked each other, ate, drank, sightsaw , sunbathed and worked their horses together. All were firmly rooting for Ludwig. A German victory was all that mattered.

    Usage notes

    * Many speakers prefer forms of "go sightseeing".