打うち眺ながめる

ichidan verb

gaze into the distance; look afar

Describes looking at a distant scene or landscape, often with a sense of quiet contemplation.

• 彼かれは丘おかの上うえから海うみを打うち眺ながめていた。

  He was gazing out at the sea from the top of the hill.

ichidan verb

gaze absently; look at while lost in thought

Focuses on the mental state: looking at something without really seeing it, absorbed in one's own thoughts or daydreams.

• 彼かの女じょは窓まどの外そとを打うち眺ながめながら、昔むかしのことを思おもい出だしていた。

  She was gazing absently out the window, recalling old memories.