lay eyes on

• Jemanden oder etwas sehen oder erblicken, oft zum ersten Mal oder nach langer Zeit.

To see or look at someone or something, often for the first time or after a long period.

1. See for the first timeB2informal

   To see or notice someone or something, often for the first time.

   Zum ersten Mal sehen

   • I fell in love the moment I laid eyes on her.
   • He had never laid eyes on such a beautiful painting before.
   • The moment she laid eyes on the puppy, she knew she had to adopt it.