YOU SAID:
Staring at absolutely nothing for extended periods of time.
INTO JAPANESE
長期間にわたってまったく何も見ない。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I do not see anything for a long time.
INTO JAPANESE
私は長い間何も見ません。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have not seen anything for a long time.
INTO JAPANESE
私は長い間何も見ていません。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have not seen anything for a long time.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.