As a writer I often gaze out the window while searching for something else for my characters to do besides gaze out the window. There must be something else to look at and some other way to describe seeing. Here are 31 useful words for looking or seeing. Some of these should be used more sparingly than others, and some should be used only in very specific contexts.

1. Watch
2. Notice
3. Glimpse
4. Gaze
5. Peek
6. Spot
7. View
8. Eye
9. Survey
10. Leer
11. Study
12. Gawk
13. Ogle
14. Observe
15. Goggle
16. Witness
17. Turn attention to
18. Check out
19. Spy
20. Search
21. Scan
22. Inspect
23. Detect
24. Examine
25. Take stock of
26. Scope out
27. Scrutinize
28. Behold
29. Regard
30. Contemplate
31. Peer
32. Glower