observation vs regard

observation

noun
  • A judgement based on observing. 

  • The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting. 

  • A remark or comment. 

  • A realization of a random variable. 

  • Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance. 

  • A regime under which a subject is routinely observed. 

  • Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence. 

  • The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance) 

regard

noun
  • A steady look, a gaze. 

  • A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. 

  • The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held. 

  • Slang for retard, a very bad stock trader. 

  • One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. 

verb
  • To look at; to observe. 

  • To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. 

  • To have to do with, to concern. 

  • To face toward. 

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