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〜ように見える: looks like; seems to be

N3 · 07 Appearance, hearsay & certainty

Describes how something appears to the eye or to your impression.

Plain form or noun + の + ように見える. It stresses what you see. 〜そうに見える is also possible. Unlike 〜らしい it does not claim outside information. Also used for simile: 夢のように見える.

Examples

彼かれは実際じっさいの年としよりずっと若く見わかくみえる。

He looks much younger than his real age.

あの二人ふたりは、あまり仲なかがよくないように見みえます。

Those two do not seem to get along very well.

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