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1. Look past, fail to notice
    
2. Be oriented in a certain direction
   "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"
   - look out on, look out over, look across
    
3. Leave undone or leave out
   "How could I overlook that typo?"
   - neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overleap
    
4. Look down on
   "The villa overlooks the town"
   - dominate, command, overtop
    
5. Watch over
   "I am overlooking her work"

1. A high place affording a good view

Derived forms: overlooked, overlooking, overlooks

Type of: lie, lose, miss, place, spot, survey, topographic point

Encyclopedia: Overlook Overlook, Portland, Oregon