gaze
Pronunciation:
/ɡeɪz/noun
Definitions
A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
The object gazed on.
In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.
verb
Definitions
To stare intently or earnestly.
Example: In fact, for Antonioni this gazing is probably the most fundamental of all cognitive activities ... (from Thinking in the Absence of Image)
To stare at.