How far can the human eye see?

When I look out into the night sky and I espy the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is at a distance of 152,000 light years, or 893 551 056 723 922 432 miles, am I actually looking that far or does the light only become visible from a certain distance?
Understanding that the light is constantly moving towards me, where is the Human Optical limit?
All the stars we see are located within the Milky Way.
The only objects we can observe unaided outside the Milky Way are the two Magellanic Clouds, The Andromeda Galaxy and in optimal conditions the Triangulum Galaxy M33

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JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

It the stars are bright enough we can see incredibly far. Some people can see M81 and M82 two galaxies 12 Million light years away!

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@JimboSaturn And you see the object when the light coming from that object hits your retina so the light has to get all the way to you.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@JimboSaturn Which is why I ask my question.
M32 is 19 Million light years, or 111 693 882 090 490 298 368 miles away.😮
How far away is the light when we can see it?

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@Gusman When it hits our eyes. We can only see anything when the light hits our eyes.