hotel looks out vs. hotel looks at

[Micha]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #140 "Idioms with the phrasal verb look", question 7

The view from the penthouse suite of the five star hotel ......... over the Pacific Ocean.

(a) looks for
(b) looks at
(c) looks out
(d) looks after

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #140 "Idioms with the phrasal verb look", answer 7

The view from the penthouse suite of the five star hotel looks out over the Pacific Ocean.

Correct answer: (c) looks out

Your answer was: incorrect
The view from the penthouse suite of the five star hotel looks at over the Pacific Ocean.
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Why isnt that the correct answer?

Micha

[Alan]

Hi,

There is a difference between 'look at and 'look out'. 'Look at' means simply see in front of you as in: Look at a newspaper/a picture'. 'Look out' is have a view over or on something as in: 'The window looks out over the town or on the river'.

Alan
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