peer about
To scan (an area) around one with one's eyes; to glance or gaze ahead and side to side. I peered about the room, looking for my friend in the crowd of people. The man stepped out of his front door, peered about suspiciously, then went right back inside.
peer about
to stare around; to look at everything about. She came into the room and peered about. Mary peered about, looking for a place to sit.