watch or look at it

[Liza]

Hi,

Could you help me which is better?

I like this photo so I watch it many times.
OR
I like this photo so I look at it many times.

Thanks
Liza

[Alan]

Hi Liza,

Here you need 'look at' because there is no movement - the photo is static. 'Watch' would be used for activities that you are looking at as in: They watched a football match/She was watching the birds flying past the window.

Alan
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