Synonyms for gaze

These verbs mean to look long and intently. Gaze is often indicative of wonder, fascination, awe, or admiration: gazing at the stars.
Stare can indicate curiosity, boldness, insolence, or stupidity: stared at them in disbelief.
Gape suggests a prolonged open-mouthed look reflecting amazement, awe, or lack of intelligence: tourists gaping at the sights.
To gawk is to gape or stare stupidly: Drivers gawked at the disabled truck.
To glare is to fix another with a hard, piercing stare: glared furiously at me.
To peer is to look narrowly, searchingly, and seemingly with difficulty: peered at us through her glasses.