point (toward)

as in to look (toward)
to stand or sit with the face or front toward the town's monument to its lost fishermen points toward the sea, the source of its wealth as well as its sorrow

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“Point (toward).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20%28toward%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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