see: may be used to imply little more than the use of the organs of vision: he cannot ~ the crowd for he is blind; but more commonly implies a recognition or appreciation of what is before one’s eyes: went to ~ a ballgame; or the exercise of other powers including a vivid imagination: I can ~ her plainly now, as she looked 40 years ago; or mental sight: he was the only one who ~ the truth; or powers of inference: though he appeared calm, I could ~ he was inwardly agitated.


behold: carries a stronger implication of ocular impression and of distinct recognition and also suggests looking at what is seen: never ~ such beauty.      过去式和过去分词都是beheld


descry: often suggests an effort to discover or a looking out for someone or something despite difficulties such as distance, darkness, or concealment: could barely ~ his form in the gathering darkness.


espy: usually implies skill in detection of what is small, or is not clearly within the range of vision, or is trying to escape detection: at last ~ied the narrow path along the cliff.


view: usually implies the mental or physical seeing of what is spread before one or what can be examined in detail and often implies a particular way of looking at a thing or a particular purpose in considering it: ~ a painting from various angles.


survey: more often implies a detailed scrutiny or inspection by the eyes or the mind so that one has a picture or idea of something as a whole: carefully ~ed the scene before entering the room.


contemplate: implies a fixing of the eyes upon something in abstraction, in enjoyment, or in reference to some end in view: a relaxed moment ~ing the sunset.


observe: implies a heeding and not passing over and may carry an implication of directed attention: closely ~d their reaction.       强调仔细密切地观察, observer观察家, observatory天文台气象台观测站         heed注意=to pay attention


notice: often implies some definite reaction to what is seen or sometimes heard, felt, or sensed, such as making a mental note of it or a remark about it: ~d with alarm that the door was unlocked.


remark: is likely to suggest a registering mentally of one's impression and a judging or criticizing of what is noticed: disdainfully ~ed the apparent camaraderie between them.        友情;同志情谊


note: often suggests a recording of one's impressions sometimes by a mental note, but sometimes in writing or in speech: he carried a map and ~d every stream and every hill that we passed.


perceive: carries a strong implication of the use of the mind in observation and implies an apprehension or obtaining of knowledge of a thing, not only through the sense of sight but through any of the senses: ~ the rock to be made of granite; and often connotes keen mental vision or special insight and penetration: was able to ~ the danger of the situation.            (apprehension 1、预感，一般暗示不好事物 2、理解领悟了解 这里用2)         花岗岩     (insight深入见解, 强调深刻观察和理解,  penetration洞察: 看穿, 能穿透肤浅表面)


discern: like descry, often implies little more than a making out of something by means of the eyes: ~ed an eagle high overhead; but more distinctively implies the powers of deeply perceiving and of distinguishing and discriminating what the senses perceive: tried hard to ~ her meaning.


see看: 可以表示看或欣赏或想象推理，behold看: 更清晰、有力的印象，descry费力的看: 表示费力困难地寻找发现，espy看出看见: 表示有技巧，能发现微小模糊物，view: 看展开在眼前，或可审视的事物，从特定角度察看或思考，survey: 详细检查(inspect,scrutiny)以整体了解，contemplate凝视: 固定目光，表示走神或欣赏或思考，observe观察: 指投入注意力，不略过任何细节，notice注意: 常有特定反应，如记住评论，remark评论: 将看到的记住并判断评论，note记录: 用文字或言语记录，perceive感知觉察:  强调观察的同时感悟理解，常表示敏锐深刻的洞察力，discern: 同descry表示费力地看，但更多表示深刻的洞察(见上词perceive)和鉴别能力


记忆方法： 1）这组词13个首字母联想为CONSERV(E)保护保存节约NPD你品德NBS你本事，即保护你的品德和本领<==要看见  

           2）看见的意思是通过视觉感知mean to take cognizance of something by physical or sometimes mental vision.