JLPT N1Kanji compounds

凝視

Readingぎょうしgyoushi

Meaning
対象から目を離さず一点をじっと見つめること
Explanation
「凝視(ぎょうし)」means to fix your eyes steadily on one point without looking away, used as in「画面を凝視する」(stare at the screen). The core point is concentrating your gaze and not moving it, the exact opposite of c1's "flicking your eyes around." It also differs from c3's "looking out over a distance" (looking broadly); it means concentrating your attention on a single point.
Original Japanese explanation

「凝視(ぎょうし)」は対象から目を離さず一点をじっと見つめることで、「画面を凝視する」のように使う。c1の「ちらちら視線を動かす」とは正反対に、視線を集中させて動かさない点が核心。c3の「遠くを見渡す」広く見る動作とも異なり、一点に注意を凝らす意である。

Examples
  • 画面を凝視する

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