History Main / InnateNightVision

* The Indominux Rex from ''Film/JurassicWorld'' has snake DNA in her body. Because of this, she has infrared vision, making her an effective hunter even at night.

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* Wildmutt from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' is able to see the infrared, which allows it to see in darkness.

* In ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' and ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'', the Auspex power grants vampires perfect night vision alongside supernatural senses like AuraVision, {{Telepathy}}, and AstralProjection. By the Second Edition of Requiem, the night vision becomes a power all vampires have as part of their "[[SuperSenses Kindred Senses]]", with Auspex merely amplifying it.
* ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken'': seeing how wolves do possess this ability to some degree in real life, Werewolves obviously benefits from reduced penalties for vision in darkness as part of their Wolf Senses.
* In ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful'', some people corrupted by the {{Dark|IsEvil}}ness can see perfectly in darkness, but are [[WeakenedByTheLight blind in bright light]]. Princesses from the Embassies to [[DarkIsNotEvil Night]] and [[TheTrickster Fortune]] also both get the ability to see in the dark.
* ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial'': the [[LivingShadow Shadowed Soul]] and [[SuperNotDrowningSkills Heart of the Ocean]] Atavisms both grant the ability to perfectly see in the dark as RequiredSecondaryPowers. [[note]]For Shadowed Soul, the power works by merging with the shadows to see through it, meaning you need good night vision; Heart of the Ocean is meant to allow you to explore the Ocean's depths, where light won't be easily accessible.[[/note]]

This is TruthInTelevision for many RealLife animals, however given the large number of species this could apply to, it is better not to list them. In lieu of that, a good rule of thumb is that if the animal is nocturnal or a deep-sea dweller, and is neither blind nor relies on non-optical methods of navigation (e.g. echolocation), it's quite likely to have good night vision.

* In ''VideoGame/UltimaOnline'', nightsight is a valuable ability temporarily granted by either a spell or potion, allowing you to see clearly at night or in dungeons, without the limited range of visibility that comes from carrying a lantern or torch (and without taking up an equipment slot that might be better filled with a shield). Nightsight is also intrinsically granted to elves and vampires.
* In ''VideoGame/GemsOfWar'', Wolf Knights have it, according to their card. However, the absence of a day/night mechanic in the game means that it's only interesting as background information.

* The vampires in ''Manga/{{Shiki}}'' can also see in complete darkness. This also applies to the [[DaywalkingVampire Jinrou]].

** And finally there are also some [[{{Cyborg}} cyborgs]] who have this power.

Innate Night Vision is a type of SuperSenses that allows a character or species to see significantly better in the dark than normal humans[[note]]While if we have poor night vision next to many animals it's not as bad as it seems as it's possible to read under the light of the full Moon and under starlight to see the surroundings, even if crudely -and this without going on about what's the human eye helped by a telescope capable of-[[/note]]. It normally comes in one of two flavors: Either the character's ability to see low levels of the normal visible light spectrum is enhanced (low-light vision), or the character is able to see into the infra-red spectrum as well, sometimes described as seeing heat. (It should be noted that "near-infrared" light behaves similar to ordinary, human-visible light, while it's "far-infrared" light that is heat vision.)

* ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial'': the [[LivingShadow Shadowed Soul]] and [[SuperNotDrowningSkills Heart of the Ocean]] Atavisms both grant the ability to perfectly see in the dark as RequiredSecondaryPowers [[note]]For Shadowed Soul, the power works by merging with the shadows to see through it, meaning you need good night vision; Heart of the Ocean is meant to allow you to explore the Ocean's depths, where light won't be easily accessible[[/note]].

* In ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'', Lady Pachi's glowing moth antennae allow her to see in the dark, meaning she doesn't require the [[NightVisionGoggles earrings]] which the other underground village inhabitants [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-8-page-48/ use to see]].