the wiki of looking afar includes posts where the character's gaze is "not at a subject that is visible in the image close-by". why? the reason to keep looking_afar as a standalone tag is that it includes some obvious distance in the image -- like in these kinds of scenery posts -- hence the word "afar". including things like post #6205768 in looking afar where the distance isn't known is silly, for all we know Anya is pointing at some sign quite possibly five feet away from her.
any image where characters are looking at some unknown distance should be given their respective directional look and perspective tags (looking_* and from_*), not put into looking afar... right?
also on the topic of directional looking tags would be looking away. this tag currently blankets two very distinct situations together, one where the subject is simply not looking at the viewer (literally the opposite of looking at viewer) and also instances of deliberate averted eyes due to embarrassment, dislike, frustration, and so on. averting eyes was aliased a long, long time ago in topic #11758 because of a perceived overlap due to the (still) incorrect wording of looking away's wiki. should post #6241819 or post #6241743 really be given the same tag as post #6235101? if the primary usage of "looking away" is going to be "character drawn to not make eye contact with the viewer for no particular reason" the name needs to contrast with looking at viewer, such as looking away from viewer. that way there is no more ambiguity, and averting eyes can safely come back to represent the posts it best describes.
sample BUR for my opinion on looking away:
unalias averting eyes -> looking away
alias looking away -> looking away from viewer