how others see you; what others think of you
Idiomatic expression referring to the attention, judgment, or gaze of people around you. Often used when someone is concerned about public perception or social scrutiny.
He is always concerned about what others think of him.
I'm too self-conscious about how people see me to act freely.
人目 is a more general term for 'public gaze' or 'being seen by others', whereas 周りの目 emphasizes the opinions or scrutiny of those around you.
Standard spelling; 周り means 'surroundings' and 目 means 'eyes', together conveying 'the eyes of others'.
Variant using 回り, which can also mean 'surroundings', but 周り is far more common for this expression.
A set phrase combining 周り (surroundings) and 目 (eyes), literally 'the eyes of one's surroundings'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it naturally extends the metaphor of being watched or judged by others.