1. Situated so as to have a clear view from above or a dominant position over the surroundings
   "the balcony overlooking the ballroom";
   - commanding, dominating

1. Look past, fail to notice
   "He overlooked the typo in the document"; "She overlooked his rude behaviour"
    
2. Forgive or deliberately ignore (a fault or offence)
   "I'll overlook your tardiness this time"
    
3. Watch over
   "I am overlooking her work"
    
4. Look down on
   "The villa overlooks the town";
   - dominate, command, overtop
    
5. Face or be oriented toward
   "The apartment overlooks the Hudson";
   - look out on, look out over, look across
    
6. Leave undone or leave out
   "How could I overlook that typo?";
   - neglect, pretermit [archaic], omit, drop, miss, leave out, overleap [archaic]

See also: high

Type of: act, lie, lose, miss, move, survey

Encyclopedia: Overlook