gaze at (someone or something)
To look at someone or something. The teacher gazed at all the kids in the room and then announced who had gotten the solos. When we first got off the bus in New York City, we could only gaze at all the skyscrapers in awe.
gaze at someone or something
to stare at someone or something. I stood for an hour, gazing at the sea. She gazed at me for a moment and then smiled.