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stare out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to look at (a person or animal) fixedly until his gaze is turned away

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Surfers stare out toward the pale, sparkling horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

Sitting in my modular room at Reset, comfy in my little pod, I felt I could stare out at it all day.

From Los Angeles Times

If this anthology feels like something meant for you, you will read it in chunks, you will go back for re-reads of certain passages, you will read a paragraph and need to put the book down and stare out the window for a few minutes, trying to find some sky or a tree or a bird to clear your mind.

From Salon

Walking around the wall encircling St Michael's monastery in Kyiv, photos of the fallen stare out at you - some were taken before the war, featuring men and women posing with family members and pets.

From BBC

He used to stare out of the window, he was quite distant and almost in a different world.

From BBC