眺める (Nagameru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to look at, to gaze at, to watch, to stare at”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
Examples
何時間も海を眺めた。
I gazed at the sea for hours.
彼らはお互いを眺めた。
They looked at each other.
彼は遠くから眺めていた。
He watched from a distance.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).