Synonyms for lookout
noun
A place of vantage
outlook, view, prospect, panorama, post, scene, beacon, cupola, crow's nest, watchtower, observation tower, observatory, belvedere, observation post, signal station, patrol station, sentry box, captain's lookout*, widow's walk*, sea-widow's roost*; see also tower.
One stationed at a lookout, sense 1
watcher, sentinel, scout; see watchman.
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noun
The act of carefully watching:
surveillance, vigil, vigilance, watch. Idiom: watch and ward. See awarenessA high structure or place commanding a wide view:
observatory, outlook, overlook. See awarenessA person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:
guard, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch. See awareness, safetyThat which is or can be seen:
outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, scene, sight, view, vista. See seeSomething that concerns or involves one personally:
affair, business, concern. See relevant
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