When a character's gaze is directed to something off to their side. Most commonly are eyes looking 90 degrees across the shoulder, but may also include up to 45 degrees facing in "either":[/posts/6273398] "direction":[/posts/6273119]. 

[[Looking to the side]] is relative to the character's front, <b>not</b> the viewer's perspective. If the eyes are directed more than 45 degrees backwards use [[looking back]] instead.

If the character looks to the side without moving their head, combine with [[sideways glance]]. Not to be confused with [[averting eyes]], where someone deliberately diverts their gaze from the viewer/others out of [[embarrassed|embarrassment]] , [[angry|anger]], [[annoyed|annoyance]], etc.

h4. See also

* [[looking ahead]]
* [[looking at viewer]]
* [[looking up]]
* [[looking down]]
* [[looking back]]
* [[shaft look]]
* [[sideways glance]]