I've seen some explanations that make it seem like subjective recognition of a quantum system in superposition is what caused it to decohere. The word "observed

I've seen some explanations that make it seem like subjective recognition of a quantum system in superposition is what caused it to decohere. The word "observed" doesn't imply interaction (to the lay-person, at least), so a term like "interacted with" would make things much clearer.