Meanings of finds the prospect in English

Part of me, of course, still finds the prospect of what I am about to do totally repugnant.

Phillips finds the prospect chilling.

Now he tells me that he finds the prospect of earning some money instead of spending it a refreshing change.

He seems very bored but not so pressed by tedium that he finds the prospect of my company a joy.

October 11th, 1847: As winter approaches, the Chief Secretary finds the prospect of providing relief through the machinery of the Poor Law "terrifying".