Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive idiomatic English) To put off by one's facial expression 2 (context transitive idiomatic American football English) To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.
Usage examples of "look off".
Edmund said, stepping out from under the dragon platform to look off to the east.
Fighting both the desire to wipe that satisfied look off his face and an almost hysterical desire to laugh, she opted for dignified silence and an air of injured pride.
Common sense alone shows us the curvature of the Earth as we look off into the distance.
They watched Maclean close his eves, then look off to the window for a few seconds.
It was best to look off over the Rialto, where the red sun blazed over the bulbous domes of San Marco.