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watch over the window vs watch through the window

Both phrases are correct, but the second is more common. 'Watch over the window' implies monitoring or guarding the window, while 'watch through the window' suggests looking through the window to observe something. The choice between the two depends on the context and what you want to express.
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watch over the window

This phrase is correct and means to monitor or guard the window.

This phrase is used when someone is keeping an eye on the window, usually to ensure its safety or to watch for any activity around it.

Examples:

  • Please watch over the window while I'm away.
  • She asked her neighbor to watch over the window during her vacation.
  • Dec 31, 2005 ... ... watch over the window to make sure nothing is in the way like a true auto-up window has, it is going to be dangerous. 03 Vibe base. Born 10 ...
  • Mar 16, 2022 ... And I notice my cat really loves to watch over the window when it is open, he usually does it but this time he was a lot more interested on ...
  • May 24, 2007 ... I wonder if I could do some script injection to put a onunload event so it fire the parent timer event to watch over the window in the mean time ...
  • Jan 10, 2024 ... While Frank kept watch over the window, his family stayed upstairs on the west side of the house, across from where the southeasterly wind ...
  • May 27, 2020 ... Joker will watch over the window for eternity. Close. Share to your Steam activity feed. Link: You need to sign in or create an account to do ...
  • The kids wanted to get out and play outside but were forced to just watch over the window and wished for the rain to stop. We reached the Kahoy Beach Resort ...
  • Oct 14, 2016 ... When I watch over the window and see my grandson playing fool ball with other kids dribbling like young Maradona or Pele I get some mixed ...

Alternatives:

  • guard the window
  • keep an eye on the window
  • watch the window
  • monitor the window
  • keep watch on the window

watch through the window

This phrase is correct and means to look through the window to observe something outside.

This phrase is used when someone is looking out of a window to see what is happening outside, such as watching people passing by or observing the weather.

Examples:

  • She watched through the window as the storm approached.
  • He saw his friends playing outside by watching through the window.
  • Jan 29, 2022 ... Guilliman and Yvraine just chillin while Celestine and Greyfax watch through the window (Artist: Bolter To Kokoro)
  • We'd sit and watch through the window, though Grandma could go right out next to them and they wouldn't fly away! Another of my favorite memories is when I ...
  • Aug 15, 2023 ... I view the World of Pillar. The Mammon Engine is not just a book, but a place I feel I watch through the window of the computer screen.
  • May 25, 2023 ... ... Ok-Alternative-748. • 1y ago •. Don't watch through the window huh? I'll use and camera and watch through my phone. Upvote -2. Downvote Award
  • Jan 23, 2014 ... Heathcliff and Catherine watch through the window, unseen. It's exactly what's meant by “nose pressed up against the glass,” watching but not being able to ...
  • Apr 5, 2022 ... One of them just loves to watch through the window, but the other I take out for walks sometimes. Yes, I get weird looks from other people ...
  • I am about to throw a $700 watch through the window. Tell me not every watch is like this? With all the issues I have had and continue to have this is the ...
  • I watch through the window as Ma leads him down to the car, opening the passenger door, holding his hand while he hunched into the seat. She drags his ...
  • I watch through the window as dust rises and overwhelms the sky. Plenty time to lift myself from my recliner. He pulls up—the hoarse roar of the engine and ...
  • Dec 28, 2023 ... ... watch through the window. In all this, he knew WHAT he wanted, and he knew WHO he wanted - and was downright excited to share it all with ...

Alternatives:

  • look out of the window
  • peer through the window
  • observe through the window
  • gaze through the window
  • stare through the window

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