To desire; to want; to wish for — having a wish or desire for something.
彼女はいつか海外で働くことを望んでいる。
She hopes to work abroad someday.
多くの人が平和を望んでいる。
Many people wish for peace.
私は君の幸せを心から望む。
I sincerely wish for your happiness.
To expect (of someone); to hope for — wishing someone to act or for a certain result from someone.
会社は社員に積極的な提案を望んでいる。
The company expects proactive proposals from its employees.
親は子どもに自立した大人になってほしいと望む。
Parents hope their children will become independent adults.
教師は生徒にもっと努力することを望んだ。
The teacher hoped that the students would make more effort.
To look out on; to command a view of — to have a view of something from a place.
ホテルの部屋は海を望んでいて、朝日がきれいに見えた。
The hotel room looked out on the sea, and the sunrise was beautiful.
展望台から市街地を望むと、高層ビルが立ち並んでいた。
Looking over the city from the observatory, tall buildings stood in a row.
山頂から富士山を望むことができた。
We could see Mount Fuji from the summit.