in somebody's eyes

in somebody's eyes
in ˈsb's eyes idiom
(BrE also to ˈsb's eyes) in sb's opinion or according to the way that they see the situation

She can do no wrong in her father's eyes.

To Western eyes, it may seem that the city is overcrowded.

Main entry:eyeidiom

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