Sight is very significant to 2 characters, those being Griet and Vermeer. It is actually because of sight that Vermeer takes an interest in Griet and sight is what creates the special relationship that Vermeer and Griet have togeather. However is is most special to theses two as it is how they see the world through their eyes and becuse they see similarly they have that relationship unlike the other caracters, this is prooved when Vermeer tells his wife You are not of this world implying that only Griet is able to looks at the world the same way he does so that is why he invites her. Griet shows she sees like he does numerous times throughout the book, when she sorts the veggies, when she judges Peter by his bloody hands, when she helps Vermeer with his paintings and especially when the bok mentions that she knew what the final painting needed. She knew it needed the earring however she never told Vermeer but the text also shows that it did not take long for Vermeer to figure out what the painting was missing, implying to the reader that both Griet and Vermeer see things around them the same way.
3.I believe that the statement is true as their relationship was mostly spiritual rather than outright clear and physical. Their relationship took place in another world which was almost a secret and one wouldnt be able to understan their relationship unless you could see the same way that they looked at the world around themselves. It is pretty hard to tell that the main relationship is with Griet and Vermeer as one would normally think that the relationship would be with Griet and Peter as their relationship was much more physical which was much easier for the reader to relate to as we are more connected to the physical relationships rather that artistic sight binding us togeather as that is something much more complicated to understand.
4. Yes: both Griet and Maria Thins have an appreciation of art, especially Vermeer's, that his own wife Catharina clearly lacks.Catharina is physically clumsy and is not allowed in her husband's studio unless he invites her. She wants him to paint faster so that they can earn more money, but Vermeer takes his time, devoting months on end to making a painting perfect. Catharina lacks any detailed knowledge about how light and shadow affect painting: for example, when Griet asks Catharina if it's okay to wash the windows in the studio, Catharina doesn't even understand what Griet is talking about when she ads that doing so would change the lighting in the room. In fact, it seems at times that all Catharina really