Dimensionality of proper subspaces of uncountable dimensional vector space.

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Given $W$ a vector space and $V$ a proper subspace of $W$, which has a basis set with cardinality uncountable infinity.

Can the function $F:\mathcal W \to \mathcal V$, ever be bijective, for some pair of $(\mathcal W, \mathcal V)$? $$$$Where $\mathcal W, \mathcal V$ denotes an arbitrary basis of space $W$ and $V$ respectively?

If instead of uncountable basis set we have atmost countable basis then the answer is a clearly NO.

But how to argue rigorously for uncountable case?

How to characterise the set of proper subspaces $V$ such that such a bijection $F$ exists, for each $W$?

Thanks.