beholds
Takes in visually
Beholds is the third-person singular of behold, a literary or archaic verb meaning to see or observe, often with attention or wonder: She beholds the sunset from her window.
The word sounds formal or biblical in modern usage, appearing more often in poetry, scripture, and deliberate stylization than in everyday speech.
Fixed, intent look
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- regardAttentive consideration given
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
watch · look · peer · glance · observe · survey · scan · perceive
gaze
Fixed, intent look
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- regardAttentive consideration given
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
view · watch · look · peer · glance · observe · survey · scan · perceive · discern
grandeur
Impressive splendor and scale
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
marvel · awe · majesty · beauty · panorama · vista · tableau · pageantry · display · vision
witness
One who attests
- observePerceive with attention
- testifyGive sworn evidence
- eyewitnessOne who saw events
see · attest · perceive · experience · encounter · presence · firsthand · account · testimony · observer
- eye of the beholderWhere judgment varies personally
- lo and beholdExclamation announcing surprise
- sight to beholdRemarkable thing to witness
- lo and behold!Exclamation of surprise