Looking at
Looking at noun - The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.
Pointing and looking at are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pointing" instead an adjective "Looking at".
Pointing
Looking at and pointing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Looking at" instead an adjective "Pointing".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He's pointing on a weather map, but since we're looking at him live, he's pointing to blue screen: nothingness and nowhere.
Source: Film / Groundhog Day - Breaking the Fourth Wall: Occasionally, but one comic was just Fontes looking at the reader, pointing down, saying "keep scrolling down".
Source: Webcomic / Fontes' Rants - One shot has him rather spectacularly looking at a target while apparently pointing his bow the wrong way.
Source: Lead the Target
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Pointing and Looking at. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/looking_at/pointing
Looking at & Pointing. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/looking_at/pointing>.
Pointing or Looking at. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/looking_at/pointing.
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