noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
gazing intently; staring fixedly
Rare literary word for looking at something with fixed, concentrated attention. In modern Japanese, 凝視 (ぎょうし) or じっと見つめる are more common.
彼は遠くの山を凝望していた。
He was gazing intently at the distant mountains.
凝視 is the common modern word for staring or gazing fixedly. 凝望 is a rare literary synonym.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 凝 (concentrate, freeze) and 望 (gaze, hope). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary word.