lookout
Scenic observation point
A lookout is a person stationed to watch for danger or opportunity: The gang posted a lookout at the corner.
It also means the place from which watching is done—a tower, platform, or scenic overlook.
To be on the lookout for something is to watch for it actively.
As a warning, lookout! or look out! alerts someone to immediate danger.
That's your lookout means that's your concern, not mine.
Guard on duty
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- securityProtection from threat
warden · gatekeeper · custodian · guardian · overseer · bodyguard · escort · bouncer
Way of seeing things
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- scenic pointPlace for admiring views
- platformRaised flat structure
elevation · heights · perch · crow's-nest · tower · bluff · cliff · ridge
Active mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- warinessCautious distrust
surveillance · scrutiny · attentiveness · readiness · keenness · heedfulness · warning · signal
Safety backup person
- observerOne who perceives events
- spyCovert information gatherer
- reconnoitererOne who surveys beforehand
- trackerOne who follows trails
advance man · point man · forward observer · picket · signalman · informant · tipoff · reconnaissance
sentry
Guard on duty
security · warden · gatekeeper · custodian · guardian · overseer · bodyguard · escort · bouncer · defender
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- scenic pointPlace for admiring views
platform · elevation · heights · perch · crow's-nest · tower · bluff · cliff · ridge · summit
alertness
Active mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- cautionCareful attention to risk
wariness · surveillance · scrutiny · attentiveness · readiness · keenness · heedfulness · warning · signal · alarm
spotter
Safety backup person
- observerOne who perceives events
- spyCovert information gatherer
- reconnoitererOne who surveys beforehand
tracker · advance man · point man · forward observer · picket · signalman · informant · tipoff · reconnaissance
crow's-nest
Elevated maritime observation platform
bridge · helm · captain · sailor · horizon · vessel · ship · seafarer · rigging · deck
- vantage pointsvantage, observation deck, viewpoint, observation post, perch
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- watcherswatcher, birdwatchers, watchman, sports fans, binge watchers
- accomplicesaccomplice, accessory, co-conspirator, abettor, collaborator
- guard dutysentry, sentry duty, guard post, guard tower, watchtowers
- maritime patrolpatrol boat, marine patrol, harbor patrol, coast guard, helicopter patrol
lookoutcarelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
negligence · inattention · heedlessness · disregard · obliviousness
lookoutintruder
Unauthorized person present
infiltrator · trespasser · quarry · target · prey
- on the lookoutActively seeking or guarding