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Difference between Look at someone and Look on someone

look at someone

1. direct one’s gaze towards smb.:

  • “My God, look at these people! Just look at them—I ask you,” he exclaimed.

2. take a person as an example:

  • Education is not necessary for success in life; look at your uncle Joe.

look on someoneregard smb. as a particular kind of person:

  • Do you look on him as an authority on the subject?