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Bystander vs Viewer - What's the difference?

bystander | viewer |

As nouns the difference between bystander and viewer

is that bystander is a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator while viewer is someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

bystander

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator

    • See also

    * rubberneck

    viewer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator
  • Someone who watches television
  • Any optical device used to view photographic slides
  • (computing) A program that displays the contents of a file of digital images; an image viewer or file viewer

    • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns