1To look down from a high place; to have a view over something below.
展望台から街を見下ろすと、夜景がとてもきれいだった。
Looking down at the city from the observation deck, the night view was very beautiful.
飛行機の窓から雲の下の海を見下ろした。
I looked down at the sea below the clouds from the airplane window.
この部屋からは公園を見下ろすことができる。
From this room you can look down over the park.
山の頂上から谷を見下ろすと足がすくんだ。
Looking down at the valley from the mountaintop made my legs go weak.
2To treat someone as inferior and look down on them with contempt.
学歴だけで人を見下ろすのはよくない。
It's not good to look down on people based on education alone.
彼女はいつも他人を見下ろしたような口調で話す。
She always speaks in a tone that looks down on others.