glimpse vs take a look

glimpse

verb
  • To see or view briefly or incompletely. 

  • To appear by glimpses. 

noun
  • A brief look, glance, or peek. 

  • A sudden flash. 

  • A faint idea; an inkling. 

take a look

verb
  • To examine or observe. 

How often have the words glimpse and take a look occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )