Why is "look on" used here?
When his mother asked why her son was dead, he reflected bitterly, they would tell her he had fought to honor the King’s Hand, Eddard Stark. “This was needless. War should not be a game.” Ned turned to the woman beside the cart, shrouded in grey, face hidden but for her eyes. The silent sisters prepared men for the grave, and it was ill fortune to look on the face of death.
Hi, dear teachers. I am wondering why "look on" is used here instead of "look at"? What is the difference between "look on" and "look at"?
Thank you in advance.
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" However, I think "look at" would have been better in the above context.
- " However, I think "look at" would have been better in the above context.
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Look on something is used in some contexts; for example, "look on the bright side of life." However, I think "look at" would have been better in the above context.
0zuotengdazuo and it was ill fortune to look on the face of death.
It is not literal. Death itself does not have a physical face to look at. So "look on" is used to convey a figurative meaning.
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