My girlfriend and I went to the art gallery to watch the paintings I had drawn.

Yesterday I looked at a good movie on television

The businessmen working in the Wall Street have to look at the stock market constantly.

The great teachers are always looking at the progress of their students.

Watch

움직이는 무언가를 볼 경우 혹은 어떤 변화가 있는 과정을 볼 때 사용.

‘watch’ is used to when the thing being viewed is something that moves, or some process that changes as we view it.

Look at

움직이지 않고 고정되어 있는 것을 바라 볼 때 사용.

‘look at’ is used when the thing being viewed does not move, or something stationary.

헷갈리시는 분들은 이렇게 생각해봐요. ‘look’도 ‘보다’라는 의미인데 왜 ‘at’이라는 전치사가 올까요? 그 이유는 바로 영어에서 ‘at’은 어떤 목표물을 언급할 때 자주 쓰이는 전치사이기 때문입니다. E.g) Oh, look at that ugly naked guy.  

지금까지 설명한 원칙들은 declarative sentence(평서문)에서는 흔히 적용이 되지만, 주의나 지시를 하는 imperative sentence(명령문)에서는 구분이 모호할 때가 있다.

e.g) Watch out. -> Look out.

anxiously   avidly   carefully   closely   helplessly   idly   incredulously   intently   nervously   quietly   silently   

behold

To see something의 의미인데 여기서 ‘something’이 감탄을 자아낼 수 있는 것일 때 주로 사용합니다.

a joy/marvel/wonder to behold 와 같은 경우. 이것을 바꿔 표현하면

a something that enjoyable/marvelous/wonderful to behold

gape

To look at something or someone with your mouth open because you are very surprised. 너무 놀라서 입을 벌리고 쳐다보는 것을 의미합니다.

I gaped at Wondergirls, because they were extremely beautiful.

peep

To look at something quickly and secretly, usually from a place where you think you cannot be seen

[This commonly is used as Vi + at/ through/into/over]

He peeped at me when I was taking shower.

glare

To look at someone or something in a very angry way

[Commonly Vi + at]

They glared at each other across the table.

glimpse

To see someone or something for a moment or not completely.

I had glimpsed her through the window as she passed.

I had caught a glimpse of her as she passed. [명사로 사용될 때]

I had caught sight of her as she passed. [glimpse sth = catch sight of sht]