よそ見 (yosomi) means “looking away” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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運転中によそ見をすると、事故につながります。un ten chū ni yo so mi o su ru to ji ko ni tsu na ga ri ma su

Looking away while driving can lead to an accident.

Describes directing one's eyes elsewhere instead of keeping them on the person or thing being watched.

わき見wakimi: The act of turning one's gaze aside while attention should remain on something else.

他の方へ視線を向けて、見ているべきものを見ないこと。hoka no hō e shi sen o mu ke te mi te i ru be ki mo no o mi na i ko to

A native Japanese compound of よそ (yoso, "elsewhere") and 見 (mi, "seeing"), forming the sense of seeing somewhere other than the intended focus.

The word よそ見 (yosomi) appears in the safety-related compound よそ見運転 (yosomi unten), meaning distracted driving.