look around
Scan the area
To look around is to survey one's surroundings or explore a place visually: I just want to look around the shop.
It can mean searching without urgency: Have you looked around for your keys?
The phrase also describes casual browsing, as in a store where you're not committed to buying: I'm just looking around, thanks.
Pursuit of quarry
- seekTry to find
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- browseSurvey without intent
forage · comb · sift · ferret · check out · canvass · scout out · explore
Systematic data collection
- scanBrief visual sweep
- gazeFixed, intent look
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- watchPortable timekeeping device
glance · peer · behold · notice · spot · regard · scope out · take in
Move without fixed direction
- roamTravel without fixed purpose
- meanderTo travel without direction
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
sightsee · reconnoiter · venture · discover · navigate · traverse · amble · drift
Cautious distrust
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- assessJudge worth or quality
scope · case · surveillance · keep watch · stay alert · on guard · situational awareness · double-check
Amazement or curiosity
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
questioning · nosiness · prying · snooping · rubbernecking · gawking · people-watching · window shopping
hunt
Pursuit of quarry
browse · forage · comb · sift · ferret · check out · canvass · scout out · explore · investigate
survey
Systematic data collection
watch · glance · peer · behold · notice · spot · regard · scope out · take in · eyeball
wander
Move without fixed direction
tour · sightsee · reconnoiter · venture · discover · navigate · traverse · amble · drift · ramble
wariness
Cautious distrust
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
assess · scope · case · surveillance · keep watch · stay alert · on guard · situational awareness · double-check · suspicion
wonder
Amazement or curiosity
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
inquisitiveness · questioning · nosiness · prying · snooping · rubbernecking · gawking · people-watching · window shopping · browsing
- window shoppingbrowse, browsing, window-shop, window-shopping, peruse
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- mapsroad map, world map, atlases, street map, regional map