wizja

Wizja is a Polish noun meaning vision. It can denote the faculty of seeing, a mental image or dream-like experience, or a forecasted scenario of the future. In everyday language it is used for both literal sight and figurative sense, as in “miała wizję przyszłości” (she had a vision of the future). In organizational and strategic contexts, wizja describes a long-term, aspirational picture of what an entity aims to become, often paired with the term “misja” (mission).

In literature and religion, wizja can refer to a revelatory or prophetic experience, a vivid and symbolic scene imagined or perceived, sometimes described as a vision granted by a divine or supernatural source. The plural wizje is used for multiple visions or visions in general.

Etymology: The word is native to Polish. It shares cognates with other Slavic languages, where forms such as Russian видение (videniye) and Ukrainian видіння (vidinnya) denote seeing or vision. In modern Polish, the sense of a future-oriented aspiration is typically connected to the basic notion of perceiving or envisioning something.

Usage notes: Wizja is common in business, government, and cultural discourse when outlining goals and directions. It is not the same as specific plans or objectives but provides the overarching image that guides them. In everyday speech, it can also describe personal dreams or imaginative scenes, ranging from mundane to fantastical.