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I know there is a nuance difference between a regular verb and verb stem + は/も
+ する but i don't quite know what the nuance difference is.

sentence in question:

> 言いながら、アクアは椅子に腰掛けこちらを **見もせずに** 、スナック菓子をぽりぽりと

What i understand from it:

> While saying that (what she said had said previously), aqua, seated in the
> chair without even looking this way, munched on snacks.

How would the highlighted part be different in nuance if it was just a regular
**「見ずに」**? or instead **「見はせずに」**

If my understanding of any other parts of the sentence is wrong, please tell
me so that i may correct it.
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「見」＋「も」＋「する」 meaning?
このすばですか？ 私あの作品大好きです。

Your understanding is correct. This 「も」 should be translated to "even" as you
did.

> 見 _も_ せずに == without _even_ looking

So its nuance is like "without doing even such an easy act as looking at me",
**which includes a slight blame to Aqua**.

If it were simply 「見ずに」 or 「見はせずに」, it would be just describing her action
**without mentioning speaker's emotion at all**.

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This usage of 「も」, used together with negations, emphasizes the negation
introduced by 「ず」. ３-イ of [this dictionary
entry](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/218351/meaning/m0u/) matches this usage:

> 動詞の連用形や動作性名詞に付き、打消しの語と呼応して、強い否定の意を表す。「思いもよらぬ話」「返事もしない」
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