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overlook

/əʊvəˈlʊk/ /oʊvəɹˈlʊk/

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noun

見晴らし, 眺望

A vista or point that gives a beautiful view.

Examples :

"From the overlook on the hill, we could see the whole town spread out below. "

丘の上の見晴らしから、下の町全体を見渡すことができました。

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verb

見渡す, 見下ろす

To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.

Examples :

"Our hotel room overlooks the lake."

私たちのホテルの部屋から湖が見渡せます。

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verb

見落とす, 見過ごす

To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.

Examples :

"These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders."

これらのエラーは見落とされました。

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verb

見過ごす, 見逃す

To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

Examples :

"I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour."

私はそのような悪い行動を見過ごすつもりはありません。

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verb

見下ろす, 見渡す

To look down upon (something) from a place that is over or above.

Examples :

"to overlook a valley from a hill"

丘から谷を見下ろす。

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verb

監督する, 見守る

To supervise, oversee; to watch over.

Examples :

"to overlook a gang of laborers"

労働者のギャングを監督する。

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verb

密かに観察する, 監視する

To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.

Examples :

"The teacher overlooked the student's whispering, pretending not to notice. "

先生は生徒のささやきを密かに観察し、気づかないふりをしました。

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verb

見回す, 検査する

To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.

Examples :

"The teacher overlooked the student's work carefully before grading it. "

先生は生徒の作品を採点する前に、注意深く検査しました。

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verb

魅了する, 魅惑する

To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.

Examples :

"The jealous classmate seemed to overlook the new student, hoping their good performance would somehow disappear. "

嫉妬深いクラスメートは、新しい生徒の優れた成績がどうにかして消えることを願って、その生徒を魅了しようとしているようだった。

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