What is the meaning of "The midnight world was as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal species on this planet."? - Question about English (US) (2024)

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Sihyung

8 May 2017

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orchidhorrors

8 May 2017

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We could see as well at night as nocturnal animals (animals that are awake at night).

nickwolf

8 May 2017

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"Nocturnal species" refers to animals which are awake during the night instead of during the day. "The midnight world" is the world around midnight, or during the night in general.

Humans are not nocturnal, so we have good daytime vision but bad night vision. Nocturnal species have good night vision. Therefore, the sentence is saying that somehow we could see the midnight world very well, like nocturnal animals.

It sounds like some kind of metaphor that would make more sense in context. (Was it from a novel or a literary essay?)

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dyowvi

8 May 2017

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@Sihyung to night people (insomniac, works at grave yard) it's like day time to them.. 😁

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blackgiu

8 May 2017

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We could see as well at night as nocturnal animals

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SweetBunny

8 May 2017

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they see the world even in the dark. I think this is poetic

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