1) Caught a glance of 2) Caught a glimpse of 3) Caught sight of 4) Detected 5) Eyed 6) Glimpsed 7) Got a look at 8) Noted 9) Noticed 10) Noticed translation is deep 11) Saw or spotted 12) Seen 13) Sighted 14) Spotted 15) Spotted from afar Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/espied