feast one's eyes

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To feast one's eyes is to look at something with great pleasure and appreciation, typically something beautiful, impressive, or long-desired.

The expression suggests visual enjoyment so satisfying it's comparable to savoring a delicious meal.

Feast your eyes on this sunset.

She feasted her eyes on the jewelry display.

The phrase often appears as an invitation to look at something the speaker considers remarkable or worth admiring.

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drink in · beauty · splendor · marvel · grandeur · appreciate · artistry · look upon · magnificence · view · idiom · relish · behold · sight to behold · elegance · trope · radiance · savor

Opposites
visual engagement intensity

feast one's eyesglance

Brief, casual look

glimpse · look away · peek · catch a glimpse · skim over

VISUAL AVOIDANCE vs. INDULGENCE

feast one's eyeslook away

Redirect one's gaze

close one's eyes · turn away · turn a blind eye · shut one's eyes

Family

feast, feasts, feasted, feasting, eyes, eyeing, eyeless, eyelet

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G