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betrachten (als) (v.tr.)  observe, watch, study, consider, look at; regard (as)

Als das Schiff am nächsten Morgen ein kleines Kap umrundete, betrachtete Ross eine über 3000 Meter hohe Bergkette.
When the ship rounded a small cape the next morning, Ross observed a mountain range reaching over 3,000 meters in height.
Objektiv betrachtet, ist das ein großer Fehler.
Viewed objectively, that's a big mistake.

Related: der Betrachter observer, beträchtlich considerable, die Betrachtung examination, consideration; contemplation, in Betracht worth considering

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