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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windinhishair · 61-69, M

The light is here when you see it. It enters your eye, which is a receptor, and you "see" it. That light left the Large Magellanic Cloud 152,000 years ago. You are not seeing what it looks like now. A year from now, you are seeing the light that left 152,000 years before then, or 152,001 years before now. In essence, it can be looked at as a form of time travel, with each point of light representing a different time before the present. The light you will see next year is still one light year away right now, and in one year it will be here.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@windinhishair It certainly shows the sheer scale and majesty of the Universe.....

Sometimes I wonder if the astronomers using the most powerful telescopes they have, compare photographs taken a year or two apart and spot "new" arrivals in the later images.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@ArishMell They DO compare images. This is one of the ways they identify stars that have gone supernova or comets that are approaching Earth.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@windinhishair Thankyou. I must admit I'd not thought of that.