discern discern /dɪˈsɝːn/

verb

1. () Detect with the senses  ( recognise , spot , tell apart , pick out , discern , distinguish , make out , recognize )
   detect with the senses
    The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
   The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
    I can't make out the faces in this photograph
   I can't make out the faces in this photograph