I received a question to translate "You're laughing while looking at me." where the correct answer is "Vous riez en me regardant."
Doesn't regarder mean "to watch" and voir means "to see"?
Wouldn't "looking" in this case mean "en voyant"?
Thank you for your help.
Hello Ayesha,
"Regarder" can mean "to watch", but it can also mean "to look" or "to look at".
The verb "voir" means "to see".
"Regarder" usually implies viewing something more intentionally, while "voir" means to see something whether you meant to or not. So the sentence is "you are laughing while (intentionally/actively) looking at me," so the verb "regarder" is used.
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