watching
Keeping eyes on
Watching is the act of looking at something attentively over time.
You might be watching television, watching the kids, or watching your weight.
To watch is more sustained than to glance—it implies duration and attention.
A watching can also be a period of vigilance: the long night's watching.
Perceiving attentively
- noticingBecoming aware of
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- scrutinizingExamining something very closely
- examiningInspecting with care
following · tracking · keeping an eye on · mindful · attentive · focused · awareness · concentration
Warning or watchfulness
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
- sentryGuard on duty
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- patrolRegular surveillance route
sentinel · vigil · on duty · watchtower · perimeter · scanning · hawk-eyed · eagle-eyed
Surveillance camera network
- security cameraMounted recording device
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- spyCovert information gatherer
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
stakeout · wiretap · eavesdrop · undercover · reconnaissance · tail · shadowing · tracking
Observer at an event
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- crowdLarge public gathering
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- viewerOne who observes visually
ringside · sideline · stadium · arena · stands · bleachers · live · match
Recorded visual narrative
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- cinemaMotion picture theater
theater · sitcom · documentary · drama · comedy · thriller · blockbuster · series
Observing wild avians recreationally
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
field guide · sighting · spotting · naturalist · safari · hide · blind · ethology
observing
Perceiving attentively
- noticingBecoming aware of
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- scrutinizingExamining something very closely
examining · following · tracking · keeping an eye on · mindful · attentive · focused · awareness · concentration · careful
alert
Warning or watchfulness
patrol · sentinel · vigil · on duty · watchtower · perimeter · scanning · hawk-eyed · eagle-eyed · sleepless
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
- security cameraMounted recording device
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- spyCovert information gatherer
espionage · stakeout · wiretap · eavesdrop · undercover · reconnaissance · tail · shadowing · tracking · informant
spectator
Observer at an event
viewer · ringside · sideline · stadium · arena · stands · bleachers · live · match · game
movie
Recorded visual narrative
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
cinema · theater · sitcom · documentary · drama · comedy · thriller · blockbuster · series · marathon
birdwatching
Observing wild avians recreationally
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
telescope · field guide · sighting · spotting · naturalist · safari · hide · blind · ethology · migration
- leisure activitiesrelax, unwind, walking, chill, sports
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- perceptionsee, vision, seeing, senses, observing
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- digital activitiesbrowsing, scrolling, clicking, sharing, liking
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, glance, squint
watchingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
overlooking · disregarding · inattention · heedlessness · neglecting
watchingparticipating
Taking an active role
performing · doing · acting · playing · engaging
watchingbeing watched
Subject to surveillance
performing · displaying · exhibiting · showing · appearing
- watching moviesViewing recorded narratives
- watching overGuarding or protecting attentively
- watching outRemaining alert for danger
- watching sportsObserving athletic events
- binge watchingViewing multiple episodes consecutively
- watching like a hawkMonitoring with fierce attention
watch, watched, watchful, watchman, watchdog, watch out, watches, watch over, stopwatch