In the beginning of the movie "L change the world", L was watching a female agent in the field via his computer. Watari came and L mentioned "Takami no kenbutsu" (たかみのけんぶつ/高みの見物).
This expression is often translated as "stand by idly", or "observe from a vantage point". It means you are watching the situation (usually from a distance), without directly involved in it, and making decisions based on what you see. You may decide to act, or may just decide not to act.
There seems to be a similar proverb in English "To see it rain is better than to be in it", although I have never heard anyone using it.
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