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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Her eyes go to/fall on/turn to

Kathy steps in and looks around. Her eyes go to/fall on/turn to a wooden closet in a corner, which seems like the only place to hide.

Are "go to", "fall on" and "turn to" all natural in this context? Which one do you prefer?

  

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anonymous Are "go to", "fall on" and "turn to" all natural in this context? None are natural in my dialect. To speak of her eyes as her vision is rather poetical.

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  • anonymous Are "go to", "fall on" and "turn to" all natural in this context?
  • None are natural in my dialect.
  • To speak of her eyes as her vision is rather poetical.
  • " This is probably the plainest form.
  • " This gets a close second place, but it sounds more old-fashioned or literary.
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anonymousAre "go to", "fall on" and "turn to" all natural in this context?

None are natural in my dialect. To speak of her eyes as her vision is rather poetical. That said, if I wanted to go that way:

"Her eyes go to …." This is probably the plainest form.

"Her eyes fall on …." This gets a close second place, but it sounds more old-fashioned or

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