Он странно смотрит на меня.

Смотрит is the 3rd person singular present-tense form of смотреть (to look, to watch).

So:

• я смотрю = I look / am looking
• ты смотришь = you look
• он смотрит = he looks / is looking

Because the subject is он (he), Russian uses смотрит.

In Russian, when you mean to look at someone/something, the normal pattern is:

смотреть на + accusative

So:

• смотреть на меня = to look at me
• смотреть на него = to look at him
• смотреть на дом = to look at the house

Unlike English, where look at is two separate words but feels very natural, in Russian this combination is also standard and must usually be learned as a unit: смотреть на кого? / на что?

Because after на in this sentence, Russian uses the accusative case.

The pronoun я changes by case:

• я = I
• меня = me
• мне = to me
• мной / мною = by me / with me

So:

• на меня = at me / onto me

A native English speaker often wants to keep я, but Russian changes the form depending on grammar role.

Here it means strangely.

That is because странно is being used as an adverb, describing how he looks.

• странный = strange (adjective, used with nouns)
• странно = strangely / in a strange way (adverb)

So this sentence is about the manner of looking, not about a noun being strange.

No. That would be a different idea in Russian.

Он странно смотрит на меня means:

• He is looking at me in a strange way
• not He looks strange

If you want He looks strange in the sense of appearance, Russian would usually say something like:

• Он выглядит странно = He looks strange
• Он странный на вид = He looks strange / He has a strange appearance

This is a very important distinction, because English look can mean both:

1. direct your eyes somewhere
2. have a certain appearance

Russian usually separates those meanings more clearly.

Странно is broad. It can mean:

• oddly
• strangely
• weirdly
• in an unusual way

Depending on context, Он странно смотрит на меня might suggest that he is looking at me:

• suspiciously
• intensely
• awkwardly
• in a creepy way
• in a confused way

The word itself does not specify exactly what kind of strange. Context, tone, and situation decide that.

Yes, Russian word order is flexible.

The given order is neutral and natural:

Он странно смотрит на меня.

But you could also hear:

• Он смотрит на меня странно.
• На меня он смотрит странно.
• Странно он смотрит на меня.

These versions usually keep the same basic meaning, but the emphasis changes:

• Он странно смотрит на меня = neutral
• Он смотрит на меня странно = slightly more emphasis on strangely
• На меня он смотрит странно = emphasis on at me
• Странно он смотрит на меня = emphasis on the oddness of his look

So word order in Russian is often about focus and emphasis, not just grammar.

Not necessarily.

Russian imperfective present can describe:

1. something happening right now

   • He is looking at me strangely

2. a repeated or usual action

   • He looks at me strangely

So without more context, the sentence can mean either:

• a current ongoing action
• a habitual/repeated one

English often chooses between is looking and looks, but Russian can leave that open.

Russian uses the imperfective here because the action is viewed as:

• ongoing
• repeated
• not focused as a completed event

Смотреть is imperfective.

A perfective partner such as посмотреть usually would not be used for a true present meaning. In Russian, perfective present forms often have future meaning.

For example:

• Он посмотрит на меня = He will look at me

So if you mean he is looking / he looks, imperfective смотрит is the correct choice.

Sometimes, but only if the context makes the subject obvious.

Russian often drops subjects more easily than English, but with 3rd person singular, the verb form смотрит by itself does not tell you whether the subject is:

• he
• she
• it

So:

• Смотрит на меня странно. can work in context
• but by itself it is less clear than Он странно смотрит на меня

Including он makes the sentence explicit and natural.

A helpful stress pattern is:

Он стрА́нно смО́трит на менЯ́.

Approximate pronunciation:

• Он = on
• стрА́нно = STRAN-na
• смО́трит = SMO-trit
• на = na
• менЯ́ = mi-NYA

A very rough English-style guide could be:

on STRAHN-na SMOH-trit na mi-NYAH

The most important stresses are:

• стрА́нно
• смО́трит
• менЯ́

This is a very common question.

• смотреть = to look (direct your eyes intentionally)
• видеть = to see (perceive with your eyes)

So:

• Он смотрит на меня = He is looking at me
• Он видит меня = He sees me

In your sentence, the idea is about how he directs his gaze, so смотреть is the right verb, not видеть.