To Gaze

gaze |gāz|verb [ intrans. ]look steadily and intently, esp. in admiration, surprise, or thought : he could only gaze at her in astonishment.nouna steady intent look : he turned, following her gaze | offices screened from the public gaze.• [in sing. ] (in literary theory) a particular perspective taken to embody certain aspects of the relationship between observer and observed, esp. as reflected in the way in which an author or filmdirector (unconsciously or otherwise) directs attention : the male gaze.DERIVATIVESgazer nounORIGIN late Middle English : perhaps related to obsolete gaw (seegawk ).

Time to gaze, sunset on the pond, Nov . 2012