to someone's practiced eye

idiom

: according to someone's extensive knowledge about and experience with the way something looks
To the doctor's practiced eye, the wound looked serious.

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“To someone's practiced eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20someone%27s%20practiced%20eye. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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