Verb

an|schauen

Translation

to look at, to watch, to view

Ich möchte mir den Film anschauen.

I would like to watch the film.

Kann ich mir das Foto anschauen?

Can I look at the photo?

Schau mich an, wenn ich mit dir rede.

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

((sich3)) ((et4)) to watch sth. (for oneself) I'm watching a film.

((sb./sth.)) to look at sb./sth. He looked at the picture.

ansehen (to look at), betrachten (to regard), gucken (to peek)

From the prefix 'an-' (at) + 'schauen' (to look). Literally 'to look at'.

'an' indicates direction. Your action of 'schauen' (looking) is directed *at* something.