我找到的最简单的解决方案是交集观察者API:

var observer = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries) {
    if(entries[0].isIntersecting === true)
        console.log('Element has just become visible in screen');
}, { threshold: [0] });

observer.observe(document.querySelector("#main-container"));

一个基于这个答案的例子，检查一个元素是否有75%可见(即小于25%的元素在屏幕之外)。

function isScrolledIntoView(el) {
  // check for 75% visible
  var percentVisible = 0.75;
  var elemTop = el.getBoundingClientRect().top;
  var elemBottom = el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom;
  var elemHeight = el.getBoundingClientRect().height;
  var overhang = elemHeight * (1 - percentVisible);

  var isVisible = (elemTop >= -overhang) && (elemBottom <= window.innerHeight + overhang);
  return isVisible;
}

这是我的纯JavaScript解决方案，如果它隐藏在一个可滚动的容器。

演示在这里(尝试调整窗口的大小)

var visibleY = function(el){
  var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect(), top = rect.top, height = rect.height, 
    el = el.parentNode
  // Check if bottom of the element is off the page
  if (rect.bottom < 0) return false
  // Check its within the document viewport
  if (top > document.documentElement.clientHeight) return false
  do {
    rect = el.getBoundingClientRect()
    if (top <= rect.bottom === false) return false
    // Check if the element is out of view due to a container scrolling
    if ((top + height) <= rect.top) return false
    el = el.parentNode
  } while (el != document.body)
  return true
};

编辑2016-03-26:我已经更新了解决方案，以考虑滚动过去的元素，所以它隐藏在可滚动容器的顶部。 编辑2018-10-08:更新到当滚动到屏幕上方的视图外时处理。

我们可以在使用ES6的现代浏览器中做这样的事情:

const isFullySeen = el => el &&
  typeof el.getBoundingClientRect === 'function' &&
  el.getBoundingClientRect()['bottom'] + window.scrollY <= 
    window.innerHeight + window.scrollY && 
  el.getBoundingClientRect()['top'] + window.scrollY <= 
    window.innerHeight + window.scrollY;

简单的检查元素(el)是否在可滚动的div (holder)中可见

function isElementVisible (el, holder) {
  holder = holder || document.body
  const { top, bottom, height } = el.getBoundingClientRect()
  const holderRect = holder.getBoundingClientRect()

  return top <= holderRect.top
    ? holderRect.top - top <= height
    : bottom - holderRect.bottom <= height
}

使用jQuery:

var el = $('tr:last').get(0);
var holder = $('table').get(0);
var isVisible = isElementVisible(el, holder);

如果你想在另一个div中滚动项目，

function isScrolledIntoView (elem, divID) 

{

    var docViewTop = $('#' + divID).scrollTop();


    var docViewBottom = docViewTop + $('#' + divID).height();

    var elemTop = $(elem).offset().top;
    var elemBottom = elemTop + $(elem).height();

    return ((elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop)); 
}