beholder
One who sees
A beholder is someone who looks at or observes something.
The word appears most often in the phrase beauty is in the eye of the beholder, meaning that judgments of attractiveness are subjective and vary from person to person.
In the tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons, a beholder is a floating spherical monster with a large central eye and numerous eyestalks, each capable of projecting a different magical ray.
One who observes
- spectatorObserver at an event
- onlookerPerson who observes
- viewerOne who observes visually
- witnessOne who attests
eyewitness · bystander · looker-on · gawker · gazer · perceiver · seer · audience
Organ of sight
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
judgment · opinion · discernment · appreciation · taste · sensibility · awareness · insight
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- eyestalkMovable visual appendage
- antimagicNegation of sorcery
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
creature · dungeon · ray · levitation · boss · iconic · RPG · gaming
Prolonged fixed gaze
- glanceBrief, casual look
- lookDirect one's gaze
- regardAttentive consideration given
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
observation · contemplation · viewing · watching · seeing · glimpse · inspection · survey
Theory of beauty
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- charmAttractive personal quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
appeal · attractiveness · loveliness · sublimity · splendor · magnificence · radiance · artistry
watcher
One who observes
witness · eyewitness · bystander · looker-on · gawker · gazer · perceiver · seer · audience · contemplator
eye
Organ of sight
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- interpretationAssigned meaning
subjectivity · judgment · opinion · discernment · appreciation · taste · sensibility · awareness · insight · understanding
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- eyestalkMovable visual appendage
- antimagicNegation of sorcery
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
fantasy · creature · dungeon · ray · levitation · boss · iconic · RPG · gaming
stare
Prolonged fixed gaze
scrutiny · observation · contemplation · viewing · watching · seeing · glimpse · inspection · survey · examination
aesthetics
Theory of beauty
allure · appeal · attractiveness · loveliness · sublimity · splendor · magnificence · radiance · artistry · appreciation
- eye of the beholderWhere judgment varies personally
- lo and beholdExclamation announcing surprise
- sight to beholdRemarkable thing to witness
- lo and behold!Exclamation of surprise