Look at and Sight

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Look at verb - Look at carefully; study mentally.

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Sight and look at are semantically related in perceive with eyes topic. In some cases you can use "Sight" instead a verb "Look at".

Sight verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land

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Look at and sight are semantically related in view topic. Sometimes you can use "Look at" instead the word "Sight" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: sigh, sighted, sightly, sighting, sightless

When Dave Dvorak gets a good look at the standard Shongairi rifle, he is somewhat confused as to why they aren't using their equivalent of an Eotech sight instead of iron sights.

Source: Literature / Out of the Dark
A puppy that he took one look at through the pet store window and, once again, fell in love with (no, not in that way) at first sight.

Source: Love at First Sight
At the sight of an elf, you stare at her legs, but me, when you look at me, you want to vomit?

Source: Literature / Sword of Destiny

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