看
kàn
Anything you rest your eyes on is 看
The picture Shading your brow and letting your gaze settle on something.
Where the picture shows up in 看
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drop your gaze on it
你看，那边有座位。
nǐ kàn, nàbiān yǒu zuòwèi
Look, there are seats over there.
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leave your gaze there a while
周末我看了一部电影。
zhōumò wǒ kàn le yí bù diànyǐng
I watched a film over the weekend.
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go in person and look
不舒服就去看医生。
bù shūfu jiù qù kàn yīshēng
If you're not well, go see a doctor.
看医生 is the patient going to look at the doctor; the doctor looking at patients is 看病人 — same picture, either direction.
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go look at a face you miss
明天我去看奶奶。
míngtiān wǒ qù kàn nǎinai
I'm visiting my grandmother tomorrow.
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rest your mind's eye on it
你看这个方案行吗？
nǐ kàn zhège fāng'àn xíng ma
What do you make of this proposal?