'Noticed' in the Bible
So he took his army, divided it into three separate companies, and laid in ambush out in the field. When Abimelech noticed the people coming out from the city, his army attacked them and killed them.
When the men of Israel noticed that Abimelech was dead, they each left for home.
So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
When they took roll call, they noticed none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there.