Grandstand

Noun

 * 1) The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
 * 2) The audience at a public event.

Verb

 * 1)  To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.
 * Many politicians prefer to grandstand on hot-button issues rather than enact tough policy changes.

Thesaurus
Texas tower, beacon, belvedere, bleachers, bridge, conning tower, gallery, gazebo, hot dog, lighthouse, lookout, loophole, observation post, observatory, outlook, overlook, peanut gallery, peephole, pharos, please the crowd, ringside, ringside seat, show off, sighthole, top gallery, tower, watchtower