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overlooking

overlooking

3.1
A place with a view of something below
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkɪŋ/
translation icon : con vista a
  • They built a new house on the hill, overlooking the sprawling city below.

So after lunch we had an afternoon coffee in this beautiful garden overlooking these mountains.

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Examples

  • It's a hot summer day and you're sitting there enjoying the view overlooking the ocean.

  • So after lunch we had an afternoon coffee in this beautiful garden overlooking these mountains.

  • Michael is launching a new firm and decided to have the launch dinner on the deck overlooking Media Link's biggest party.

  • They're staying at the biggest high rise overlooking Wow beach.

  • I'm on a Ferris wheel overlooking the the beach.

  • He built this home on a little bluff overlooking the valley where Phoenix is.

  • It's called Torre de Palmae, and it's this awesome medieval town that sits on a hill overlooking the ocean.

  • PIER OVERLOOKING MANHATTAN - NIGHT: Seth and Debbie sit staring at the skyline.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • She is shown here standing precariously on a Cliff, makes me nervous to look at it, overlooking Machu Picchu in Peru.

  • We enjoyed brunch at a lovely café overlooking the park.

Synonyms

commanding
vsoverlooking
2 6.0

In a high position that gives a wide, impressive view of the area

is a higher position that gives a view but not necessarily strategic
dominating
vsoverlooking
5.3

High above nearby land and looking down on it

is a higher position that mainly gives a view over something

Antonyms

125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

1 8.2

Something that stops you from seeing or understanding

How High

commanding
2 6.0
overlooking
3.1
elevated
1 3.9
to perch
67 4.4
low
22 1.0

Surface Forms

overlooking positive

Morphology

overlooking = overlook (transparent) = overlook + ing

Formed from the verb 'overlook' + the participial suffix '-ing'; the meaning 'having a view from above' is directly derived from that base.

Etymology

The word overlooking comes from the parts over- 'above' and look 'see', like in lookout, so it really means 'seeing from above'. That's why a room or balcony that is overlooking a river or city is in a higher place with a clear view of it.