backward glance
- retrospectReflection on past events
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- rearviewShowing what's behind
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
regret · wistful · farewell · departure · memory · hindsight · turning · fleeting · glimpse · parting · reflection · look-back · reminisce · hesitation · yearning · behind · past · stolen
- glancesglance, glimpse, peek, peep, quick look
- introspectionself-examination, self-reflection, self-awareness, self-analysis, introspection
temporal direction of attention
backward glanceforward thinking
Anticipating future needs
looking ahead · look ahead · forward-looking · prospection · foresight
physical gaze direction
backward glancelook ahead
Direct attention toward future
looking ahead · looking forward · eyes front · eyes forward · facing forward