in someone's eyes

English

Prepositional phrase

in someone's eyes

1. Shining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.

   I couldn't see the traffic light because the sun was in my eyes.

2. (figuratively) According to someone's subjective point of view.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 21:23, column 1:

     And Ornan ſaide vnto Dauid, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes.

Related terms

• have the sun in one's eyes

Translations

(figurative) according to someone's point of view

• Finnish: mielestä (fi)
• French: aux yeux de (fr)
• German: in jmds. Augen, aus jmds. Sicht, jmds. Ansicht nach