They were black, but he could still see their outline.

He was beginning to see the outline of a plan.

To the left, he saw the outline of the door.

Looked down and saw the dark outline of a book on the floor.

The night was so dark that one could only see its outline.

He could see above him the outline of a closed door.

She could see stars, and the dark outline of land not far away.

"Then we saw the outline of how it might all fall together."

He saw the outline of a house against the sky.

He looked quickly up and saw the outline of a familiar house.