Definition of the term 'runway visual range ' per official documentation of the United States Department of Defense.
runway visual range
(*) The maximum distance in the direction of takeoff or landing at which the runway, or specified lights or markers delineating it, can be seen from a position above a specified point on its center line at a height corresponding to the average eye level of pilots at touch-down. (US DoD)
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