[syn: alertness, sharp-sightedness, on the qui vive]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sharp-sighted \Sharp"-sight`ed\, a.
   Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally and
   figuratively. -- Sharp`-sight`ed*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sharp-sightedness
    n 1: sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine
         detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn:
         acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness]
    2: lively attentiveness [syn: alertness, sharp-sightedness,
       on the qui vive]