looking at vs sensing

looking at and sensing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
looking at	Yes	No	No	No
sensing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sensing is a hypernym of looking at; that is, sensing is a word with a broader meaning than looking at:

looking at: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
sensing: becoming aware of something via the senses

Other hypernyms of looking at include perception.

looking at (noun)	sensing (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look	becoming aware of something via the senses
	the perception that something has occurred or some state exists