当局者迷，旁观者清當局者迷，旁觀者清, (idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
眼观四面，耳听八方眼觀四面，耳聽八方, 1.lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)2.fig. to be observant and alert
see 观山湖区[guān shān hú qū]
眼观四处，耳听八方眼觀四處，耳聽八方, see 眼觀四面，眼观四面，耳听八方[yǎn guān sì miàn ěr tīng bā fāng]
astronomical observatory (old)