PROP., spectare: contemplari (only of contemplating natural objects or works of art): considerare (to examine or consider with reference to forming a choice or decision: when applied to beauties of nature or art, considerare is an act of the understanding, contemplari of the feeling or imagination; ☞ Cic., Off., 1, 41, 147; Gell., 2, 21): intueri (to fix one’s eyes upon). (the words are found in this connection and order), intueri et contemplari: contueri (to contemplate with fixed attention): oculis collustrare or perlustrare (to survey carefully): visere: invisere (to take a close view; especially of things that interest us, Görenz, Cic., Fin., 5, 1, 1, p. 531): perspicere (to look through and through; examine carefully). (the words are found in this connection and order), contueri perspicereque. To contemplate eagerly, intently, etc., intentis oculis contemplari.