Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 look on as or consider; 
- Example: "she looked on this affair as a joke"- Example: "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"- Example: "He is reputed to be intelligent"[syn: think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
regard as
    v 1: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
         joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He
         is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: think of, repute,
         regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to
         be]