contemplate

[1]	look/gaze at/on/upon , behold , view , survey , observe , regard , eye , scan , scrutinize , inspect
[2]	ruminate (over) , ponder (on/over) , deliberate (over) , muse (on/over) , meditate/reflect (on) , think (about/over) , mull over , cogitate (over) , turn over in one's mind , brood on/over , chew on/over , consider , study , examine
[3]	plan , intend , meditate , think of/about , consider , entertain the idea/notion of
[4]	chew over , think over , meditate , ponder , excogitate , muse , reflect , mull , ruminate , speculate