I.
If you ~ while something happens, you watch it happening without taking part yourself.
About 150 local people looked on in silence as the two coffins were taken into the church.
= watch
PHRASAL VERB: V P
II.
or look upon
If you ~ or look upon someone or something in a particular way, you think of them in that way.
A lot of people looked on him as a healer...
A lot of people ~ it like that...
Employers look favourably on applicants who have work experience.
= consider
PHRASAL VERB: V P n as n, V P n prep/adv, V adv P n