Look out or look out ( two words ) means watch, or be careful--
Look out for that tree!
Look out! You nearly knocked the table over!
Look out or look out ( two words ) also means to watch or gaze through something, such as a window--
When we look out the window, he always waves at us.
If you look out of the porthole, you can still see the shore.
Lookout or lookout ( one word ) means a person standing watch to warn of the approach of an enemy--
The lookout whistled, and they all ran away.
He won't be able to make the climb, but he can be our lookout.
Lookout may also mean a watch kept to give a warning--
You'll be on lookout until dawn.
They were on lookout duty together every night.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Look out of the window, and see what made the lookout sound the alarm."
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