Are ”見やる" and "見すえる" near perfect antonyms?


My understanding is that "見やる" means " _to cast a casual glance at_." So, I'd
think that these sentences are synonymous?:

> 空を見やった。  
>  空を無頓着に見た。

"見すえる" is " _to intensely stare at something_ ". Thus, these are synonymous?:

> 速く近づいてきた虎を見すえた。  
>  速く近づいてきた虎を恐怖で見た。

Thus finally making "見やる" and "見すえる" antonyms? Any major nuance between the
two?




I don't know if 見やる and 見据える are antonyms, but anyway, unfortunately, many of
these sentences are not natural, and do not work as you expect.

> 空を見やった。

Yes, this means "gave the sky a glance".

> 空を無頓着に見た。

I don't think this sentence is natural because 無頓着 usually means "not to be
interested in something people should usually care for." (e.g., 彼は服装に無頓着だ = he
is indifferent to clothes). 頓着 means 'interest/heed'. Better ways to rephrase
the first sentence are 空を何気【なにげ】なく見た, 空に目をやった, etc.

> 速く近づいてきた虎を見すえた。

見据える (見る see + **据える settle** ) mainly takes intangible objects such as
夢/将来/現実, and means "to bear/keep in mind (for a long time)". It may also take
tangible/animate objects, but this word refers to seriously looking at
something with both time and care. I don't think that's what people normally
do against an approaching tiger.

> 速く近づいてきた虎を恐怖で見た。

This で in 恐怖で denotes the reason for the action. You can say 恐怖で震えた or
恐怖で動けなくなった, but I don't think 恐怖で見た is natural (to look due to fright??).
Instead, you can say 虎を恐怖に満ちた目で見た (to look at the tiger with frightened eyes).




I don't know if 見やる and 見据える are antonyms, but anyway, unfortunately, many of
these sentences are not natural, and do not work as you expect.

> 空を見やった。

Yes, this means "gave the sky a glance".

> 空を無頓着に見た。

I don't think this sentence is natural because 無頓着 usually means "not to be
interested in something people should usually care for." (e.g., 彼は服装に無頓着だ = he
is indifferent to clothes). 頓着 means 'interest/heed'. Better ways to rephrase
the first sentence are 空を何気【なにげ】なく見た, 空に目をやった, etc.

> 速く近づいてきた虎を見すえた。

見据える (見る see + **据える settle** ) mainly takes intangible objects such as
夢/将来/現実, and means "to bear/keep in mind (for a long time)". It may also take
tangible/animate objects, but this word refers to seriously looking at
something with both time and care. I don't think that's what people normally
do against an approaching tiger.

> 速く近づいてきた虎を恐怖で見た。

This で in 恐怖で denotes the reason for the action. You can say 恐怖で震えた or
恐怖で動けなくなった, but I don't think 恐怖で見た is natural (to look due to fright??).
Instead, you can say 虎を恐怖に満ちた目で見た (to look at the tiger with frightened eyes).

