Look at.

Meaning: This means to ask someone to direct their eyes and attention towards something. Like when you want to show someone a picture, you say, Look at this picture.

Choice of Words: Look means to direct one's eyes towards something. At means to give attention or consideration to something. "Look at" means to direct one's eyes and attention towards something.

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Observe.

Meaning: This means to ask someone to not just look at something, but to really pay attention to it and try to understand it. It's like saying, Please pay attention to that thing over there and try to understand it.

Choice of Words: Observe is a verb that means to pay attention to something with the intention of learning or understanding it. It's a more formal way of saying "Look at." When you say "Observe," you're asking someone to not just look at something, but to really take it in and try to understand it.

Inspect.

Meaning: This means to ask someone to really examine something closely and carefully and notice all of its details. It's like saying, Please examine that thing over there closely and notice all of its details.

Choice of Words: Inspect is a verb that means to examine something closely and carefully. It's a more formal way of saying "Look at" that implies that you want the person to really examine the object and notice all of its details.

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