see beyond something
1. Lit. to be able to perceive into the distance beyond something. Can you see beyond the big tree there, where the barn is on the horizon? I can't see beyond the end of the road. I think I need glasses.
2. Fig. to be able to imagine the future beyond a certain time or event. He can't see beyond the next day—no sense of the future. Todd is usually able to see beyond his immediate situation. Ida not know what happened this time.