look at vs pass by

look at

verb
  • To consider. 

  • to face (to be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect) 

  • To observe or watch (something). 

  • To study (something) visually. 

pass by

verb
  • Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse. 

  • to drop by 

  • To travel past without stopping. 

  • To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard. 

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