look upon vs be known as

look upon and be known as both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
look upon	No	No	Yes	No
be known as	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, look upon and be known as are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of look upon include esteem, know as, look on, regard as, repute, take to be, think of.

look upon (verb)	be known as (verb)
look on as or consider	look on as or consider
	assign a specified (usually proper) name to