look vs sight

look and sight both are nouns.

look and sight both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
look	Yes	No	Yes	No
sight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sight is a hyponym of look; that is, sight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than look:

look: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
sight: the act of looking or seeing or observing

Other hyponyms of look include coup d'oeil, glance, glimpse, scrutiny, peek, peep, squint, stare, evil eye, rubber-necking, sightseeing, observance, observation, watching, lookout, outlook, survey, view, dekko.

look (noun)	sight (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look	the act of looking or seeing or observing
physical appearance	the ability to see; the visual faculty
the feelings expressed on a person's face	an instance of visual perception
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people	the range of vision
	a range of mental vision
	a place of interest, especially to visitors
	anything that is seen
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

look (verb)	sight (verb)
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group	catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
look forward to the probable occurrence of	take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
have faith or confidence in
convey by one's expression
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
search or seek
take charge of or deal with
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
accord in appearance with

Difference between look and sight

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