What does "sight" mean in the context below?

Question

She wiped herself. The door swung open. Just as she reached up for the

chain, she heard a noise. Something trotted, something dragged itself. She

stood still with her hand hooked through the metal loop. The noise came

again, a small and intimate sound. She blew out the candle and sight

returned like the slow relaxing of a muscle. Ten feet out from the lavatory

door was a cage, a derelict chook pen, covered in creeper. Something in the

cage was shifting in its straw.

Does "sight" in the sentence " She blew out the candle and sightreturned like the slow relaxing of a muscle" mean: The ability to see?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Meant she was able to see once her eyes adjusted to the lighting conditions.

busterwasmycat · Answer

Yes, pretty much exactly what is meant.  In the relative dark of the place, the candle was bright and blinded her to anything not in its immediate range.  Once the light was out, her vision became more sensitive and the dark "Blind" zones came back into view (were no longer too dark to see).  She could see areas that were invisible by candlelight.  Her vision adjusted.

yet-knish! · Answer

That's what it means.

What does "sight" mean in the context below?

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