phrasal verb · neutral
look onto
UK/lʊk ˈɒntə/US/lʊk ˈɑːntoʊ/LOOK·ON·to
speakingtask1
to face or have a view of a particular place (used for buildings, windows, rooms)
Examples
“The hotel rooms look onto the beach, so most guests enjoy the sunrise.”
“Our classroom looks onto the playground.”
“The balcony looks onto a quiet street.”
Band 8 sentence
“The studio flat looks onto a leafy courtyard, which keeps it quiet despite the city centre location.”
Collocations
- look onto the sea/street/garden
- rooms that look onto the river
Word family
look onto phrasal verbonto preposition
Common mistakes
look onto = look at→look onto
look onto to→look onto
Say it for a higher band
5see→6face→7+look onto
Synonyms
face
overlook
Easily confused
face
“The house faces the sea.”
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