notion vs perception

notion

noun
  • Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. 

  • A sentiment; an opinion. 

  • An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack. 

  • Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble. 

  • Inclination; intention; disposition. 

perception

noun
  • Conscious understanding of something. 

  • That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc. 

  • Vision (ability) 

  • The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information. 

  • Acuity 

How often have the words notion and perception occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )