surveillance

As nouns the difference between surveys and surveillance

is that surveys is plural of lang=en while surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

As a verb surveys

is third-person singular of survey.

As nouns the difference between espionage and surveillance

is that espionage is the act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means while surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

As nouns the difference between surveillance and censor

is that surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion while censor is (history) a roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by classical times a high judge of public behavior and morality.

As a verb censor is

to review in order to remove objectionable content from correspondence or public media, either by legal criteria or with discretionary powers.

As nouns the difference between spying and surveillance

is that spying is espionage while surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

As a verb spying

is .

As nouns the difference between surveillance and witness

is that surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion while witness is attestation of a fact or event; testimony.

As a verb witness is

to furnish proof of, to show.

As nouns the difference between transparency and surveillance

is that transparency is (countable) a transparent object while surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

As nouns the difference between regulation and surveillance

is that regulation is regulation while surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

As nouns the difference between privacy and surveillance

is that privacy is the state of being private; the state of not being seen by others while surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

Seeing is a related term of surveillance.

As nouns the difference between seeing and surveillance

is that seeing is the action of the verb to see ; eyesight while surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

As a verb seeing

is .

As an adjective seeing

is having vision; not blind.

As a conjunction seeing

is (slang) inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.

Surveillance is a related term of interest.

As nouns the difference between surveillance and interest

is that surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion while interest is .

As a verb interest is

to engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.