Definition of "perception"

The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.  examples

Conscious understanding of something.  examples

Vision (ability)  examples

Acuity  examples

(cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.  examples