feasted one's eyes

Looked with pleasure

To feast one's eyes is to gaze at something with great pleasure or admiration, as if the act of looking were nourishing: She feasted her eyes on the mountain view.

The phrase suggests lingering, appreciative attention rather than a quick glance.

Often followed by "on" to specify what's being savored: He feasted his eyes on the sports car in the showroom.

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eye candy · delight · beauty · grandeur · savor · relish · magnificence · appreciate · marvel · drink in · view · elegance · splendor · watch · stare · pleasing to the eye · enjoy · take in

Opposites
visual attention/engagement

feasted one's eyesglanced

Looked momentarily

glimpsed · peeked · overlooked · looked away

willingness to look

feasted one's eyeslooked away

shut one's eyes · turned away · turned a blind eye

Family

feast, feasted, feasting, feasts, festal, festive, festival, festivals, festivity

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