look on

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To watch; to observe without participating. / (idiomatic) To think of something in a particular way.

Japanese Meaning

傍観する、見物する（参加せずに観察する） / ～を特定の見方・捉え方で考える、判断する

They chose to look on rather than intervene when the argument escalated.

その議論が激化したとき、彼らは介入する代わりに傍観することを選んだ。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To watch; to observe without participating.

My performance seems somehow always to get worse when there are other people looking on.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To think of something in a particular way.

I look on him not as a boss, but as a friend.

looks on

（ present singular third-person ）

looking on

（ participle present ）

looked on

（ participle past ）

looked on

（ past ）