looking through
Examining by sight
Looking through combines looking with through to indicate visual or mental passage across something.
You look through a window, a telescope, or a keyhole—your gaze passes from one side to the other.
Looking through papers or files means examining them in sequence: I was looking through old photos when I found this.
To look through someone is to ignore them deliberately, as if they were transparent.
- perusingReading thoroughly
- window shoppingLooking without intent to buy
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- browsingCasual examination of options
- glanceBrief, casual look
scavenging · sift · search · inspect · delve · scrutinize · magnifying glass · lookup · leafing · fine print · peer · explore · investigate · gaze · rifling · consider · scan · probe
- searchingsearching, rummaging, digging, finding, discovering
- surveillancesurveillance, CCTV, security camera, surveillance camera, surveillance cameras
looking throughlooking away
Directing eyes elsewhere
scrutinizing · ignoring · studying · overlooking · disregarding
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