look at, gaze at, hope, expect
朢 centers on directing one's attention outward: looking or gazing at something, and by extension hoping or expecting a desired outcome.
朢 is an older form of 望. It combines 臣 (eye) with 月 (moon) and a top element, suggesting gazing at the moon. The modern 望 replaced the top with 亡.
The top part resembles an eye (臣) looking upward, and 月 is the moon. Picture someone gazing at the moon, hoping for something.
For ボウ, imagine gazing at a bow-shaped moon: bow -> ボウ, and you hope to see it clearly.