My Prefix can be quite far
My Infix may help you literally escape
My Suffix forces you to just deal with hard situations
My whole can help your eyes see the entire universe
What am I?
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$\begingroup$ I think the last line might give the answer away a bit; when I read it, I first thought of Rot13(FCLTYNFF be GRYRFPBCR). I immediately ignored the first thought, as the suffix and infix in the second word clearly matched. Then, after doing some research into the origin of the word, the prefix matched, too. It did not come as a surprise to see @El-Guest 's answer be exactly the same word. Nice riddle, though. I can't upvote as I have reached my daily voting limit (once again) and can vote again in $13$ hours, so $\color{darkorange}{\bigstar}$ :P $\endgroup$– Mr PieCommented Aug 24, 2018 at 10:58
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Are you a
telescope?
My Prefix can be quite far
A TEL is an ancient mound of artificially created refuse commonly found in the Middle East. @jafe notes that the correct prefix is likely TELE, which is a combining form from Greek meaning "far". Thanks, @jafe!!
My Infix may help you literally escape
Literally escape using the ESC key on the keyboard
My Suffix forces you to just deal with hard situations
To COPE with hard situations
My whole can help your eyes see the entire universe
which is the job of a TELESCOPE
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$\begingroup$ That's exactly what I thought, but I couldn't find the prefix, the infix, or the suffix XD $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 12:39
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$\begingroup$ @PotatoLatte well I mean, can you see me streeeeeetch to fit the prefix? XD $\endgroup$– El-GuestCommented Aug 20, 2018 at 12:40
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$\begingroup$ @El-Guest, The word description gave it away although prefix was a bit too non-intuitive. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 12:46
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$\begingroup$ The intended prefix is probably 4 letters, though? $\endgroup$– JafeCommented Aug 20, 2018 at 12:59
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Is it
telescope? tele esc scope
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1$\begingroup$ Welcome to puzzling.stackexchange! Your answer seems to be substantially similar to a previously posted solution. But do not despair! See if you can be the first to crack one of the many puzzles which have no answer. P.S. It helps greatly to explain the reasoning behind your answer. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 13:28