onlooking

[ on-loo k-ing, awn- ]

/ ˈɒnˌlʊk ɪŋ, ˈɔn- /

looking on; observing; perceiving.

looking onward or foreboding.

Origin of onlooking

1655–65; on + looking, after verb phrase look on

How boundless the day seems as we revel in these storm-beaten sky gardens amid so vast a congregation of onlooking mountains!

My First Summer in the Sierra |John Muir
An onlooking nervous system has no advantage over an "onlooking" mind.

Creative Intelligence |John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
The onlooking land-holders were at first amazed and delighted.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
The onlooking tourist too often forgets this vital difference.

Heroic Spain |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

As the smoke began to ascend, the onlooking multitude without sent up a loud cheer.

The Great Riots of New York 1712 to 1873 |J.T. Headley