Sentence:  Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path....It twisted and turned,...and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd <WSD>seen</WSD> the roof of from the beach. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.