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VocabJLPT N1

(one's) gaze

Noun

Definitions

1. (one's) gaze
2. direction in which one is looking
3. point of view
4. line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

This noun refers to the direction or angle of someone's gaze, or more broadly their perspective or point of view. It is used both literally when talking about where someone is looking and figuratively when discussing someone's standpoint or attitude.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

In other words, if society's perspective shifts, so does how things are valued.

Sentence 2

"Your expectations are way too high!" she laughed it off.

Sentence 3

That look was absolutely blaming me, don't even try to deny it!

Sentence 4

Even so, when you look at it from the customer's perspective, the specs need to change.

Sentence 5

Look — the cat's gaze is locked right on that box on the shelf!