observer vs witness

witness vs observer

observer and witness both are nouns.

observer is not a verb while witness is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
observer	Yes	No	No	No
witness	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

observer: a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
witness: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

Other hyponyms of observer include eyeglass wearer, discoverer, finder, spotter, attender, auditor, hearer, listener, audile, motile, noticer, seer, looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, visualiser, visualizer, informant, witnesser.

observer (noun)	witness (noun)
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses	testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
an expert who observes and comments on something	someone who sees an event and reports what happened
	a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
	(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
	(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

observer (verb)	witness (verb)
	be a witness to
	perceive or be contemporaneous with

Difference between observer and witness

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