You can 'peer' while in a vehicle, in other directions, and at things in the room the vehicle is in.
For completeness sake:
"jump off X edge" jumps from the roof down onto whatever is below in the direction of that edge. Usually the street below.
"jump across X edge" is when you want to try and jump across whatever is below you in the direction of that edge and over to the roof on the other side. Usually for jumping across the street below while jumping from one rooftop to another.