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  1. 局外人事情來龍去脈往往當事者清楚演義·第一》:正是當局者迷,旁觀者清。」旁觀者審,當局者迷」、當局者迷,傍觀者清」、當局稱迷,傍觀必審」。

The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom)​. The onlooker sees more of the game.