This is a polite way to say "to see" or "to look." You use it when talking about someone important seeing something.
Noun + を + ご覧になるPrimary
This is a polite way to say "to see" or "to look." You use it when talking about someone important seeing something.
部長は明日、最終報告書をご覧になります。
The department head will look at the final report tomorrow.
先生は昨日、その展覧会をご覧になりましたか。
Teacher, did you see that exhibition yesterday?
お客様、まだこちらのパンフレットをご覧になっていませんでしたら、どうぞお持ちください。
Ma'am/Sir, if you have not yet seen this pamphlet, please take one.
社長がご覧になったメールは、すぐに削除いたしました。
I immediately deleted the email that the president looked at.
会長は、ステージ上のパフォーマンスを大変興味深そうにご覧になっていました。
The chairman was watching the performance on stage with great interest.
This word is a special respectful word. It is like a unique, fancy key. It does not follow the usual pattern. Using these special words sounds very polite and skilled.
This is different from 拝見する (haiken suru). You use 拝見する when you humbly see something. You use ご覧になる when a respected person sees something. The common word for 'see' is 見る (miru).
Watch out: Do not use ご覧になる for yourself. For example, do not say 'I will see' with ご覧になる. To say 'I will see' politely, use 拝見します.
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