grasp vs perception

grasp

noun
  • Understanding. 

  • That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability. 

  • Grip. 

verb
  • To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance. 

  • To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. 

  • To understand. 

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 grasp and perception occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )