Through the fog, she could descry a faint outline of a figure in the distance.
From the hilltop, he could descry a distant shape of the city skyline.
In the darkness, she could barely descry the vague form of a shadow lurking in the corner.
As the sun set, he could descry a dim figure approaching from the horizon.
In the dense forest, it was hard to descry the obscure object hidden among the trees.