in plain view
(idiomatic) easily seen, very visible.
Our entire linear and accumulative culture collapses if we cannot stockpile the past in plain view. Jean Baudrillard
According to Hoffman’s plea agreement, on January 22, 2018, officers encountered Hoffman in his vehicle and saw what they believed to be crack cocaine in plain view. Source: Internet
Dewitte dawned in plain view, a fully equipped duty belt containing a black Glock-looking gun, pepper spray, an ASP baton, handcuffs, two pocket knives, a two-way radio, and a multi-tool. Source: Internet
“A drug detection dog is a specialized device for discovering objects not in plain view (or plain smell),” Kagan wrote in a concurring opinion. Source: Internet
A playfully grand Back Bay townhouse by Catherine Truman is full of treasures hidden in plain view. Source: Internet
The 911 Center dispatcher instructed Scales to come to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, exit his vehicle and keep his hand in plain view so the Deputies there could see that he had no weapons. Source: Internet