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Can be seen; is visible
  1. Can be seen; is visible
  2. Looks (like) A; looks similar to A
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彼処 の 青 い 家 が 見 え ま す か ？ 
Can you see the blue house over there?
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何 も 見 え な い の で 電 気 を 点 け て 下 さ い 。 
I can't see anything so please turn on the lights.
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二 階 の 部屋 の 窓 か ら 体 育 館 が 見 え る 。 
You can see the gym from the window of the room on the second floor.
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辺 り に は 誰 も 見 え な か っ た 。 
I saw nobody around.
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丘 の 上 に 白 い 教 会 が 見 え る 。 
You can see a white church on top of the hill.
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ＵＦＯ は 直 ぐ に 見 え な く 成 っ て 仕 舞 っ た 。 
We lost sight of UFO right away.
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此 の 望 遠 鏡 は 星 と 夢 が 見 え ま す 。 
With this telescope stars and dreams can be seen.
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角 を 曲 が っ た ら 直 ぐ に 田 中 さ ん の 家 が 見 え ま す 。 
If you turn the corner, you'll immediately be able to see Mr. Tanaka's house.
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彼方 に 富 士 山 が 見 え ま す 。 
We can see Mt. Fuji over there.
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其 の 絵 に は 複 雑 な 模 様 が 見 え る 。 
I can see some intricate patterns in the picture.
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其 の 小 さ な 島 が 見 え て 来 た 。 
The small island came into sight.
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遥 か 遠 く に 明 か り が 見 え た 。 
I saw a light far away.
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雲 に 隠 れ て 月 が 見 え な い 。 
I cannot see the moon because it is hidden by the clouds.
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遠 く に 小 屋 が 見 え た 。 
I could see a cottage in the distance.
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遠 く に 塔 が 見 え た 。 
We saw the tower in the distance.
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遠 く に 東 京 タ ワ ー が 見 え た 。 
I could see Tokyo Tower far away.
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遠 く に 家 の 明 か り が 見 え た 。 
I could see the light from a far-away house.
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遠 く に 陸 が 見 え た 。 
I saw land in the distance.
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望 遠 鏡 で 遠 く の 物 が 見 え る 。 
We can see distant objects with a telescope.
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遠 方 に 街 が 見 え た 。 
I saw a town in the distance.
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海 岸 か ら 約 １ 哩 沖 に 漁 船 が 見 え た 。 
I saw a fishing boat about a mile off the shore.
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空 に 何 か 奇 妙 な 物 が 見 え た 。 
I saw something strange in the sky.
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向 こ う に 白 い 塔 が 見 え ま す 。 
You can see a white tower over there.
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山 の 上 に 雲 が 見 え た 。 
We saw clouds above the mountain.
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水 溜 り に 映 っ た 影 が 見 え た 。 
Reflections could be seen in the puddles.
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窓 の 外 を 見 る と 、 虹 が 見 え た 。 
Looking out of the window, I saw a rainbow.
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猫 は 闇 で 物 が 見 え る 。 
A cat can see in the dark.
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霧 で 谷 が 見 え な か っ た 。 
The valley was hidden from view in the mist.
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彼処 に 大 き な 家 が 見 え ま す 。 
I can see a large house over there.
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夜 空 に 飛 行 機 の 光 が 見 え た 。 
I could see the light of an airplane in the night sky.
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ANoun
 
AVerb: Dictionary Form こと
 
 
が見える
Basic Examples:
橋が見える (I can see a bridge)

愛する事が見える (it can be seen that he loves you)

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Looks (like) A; looks similar to A
  1. Can be seen; is visible
  2. Looks (like) A; looks similar to A
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彼 女 は 何時 も 笑 っ て 居 て 楽 し そ う に 見 え る ね 。 
She is always laughing and looking like she's having fun.
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此 の バ ッ グ は 凄 く 高 そ う に 見 え る ね 。 
This bag looks really expensive.
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に
みえる
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見える
Aな-adjective
に
見える
AVerb: Casual
ように
見える
AVerb: て-form
見える
ように見える vs. て見える
て見える can be considered more direct than ように見える.
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mysticfive
Level: 2259
the Basic Usage section doesn't have anything but 見える written - shouldn't it be something like [Noun] (or [Prase]) が見える?
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 327
Thank you!
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15 years ago
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Dabas
Level: 17

Why does this answer use に and not が?　

私 に　 は　 彼かれ は　 とても　 やさ しい 人 に　 見 えます 。　

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9 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 327

Good question! There is a variation of this grammar where, instead of "can be seen, is visible", it means "looks xxx", as in "looks beautiful, looks like a man, etc." This form has the adverb form of something (like きれいに or あつく) with 見える.


So, in this sentence, it says "To me, he looks like a very nice person."


Hope this helps!

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9 years ago
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ターラ
Level: 39
Shouldn't the 'looks like' form be separate? I came to look at the notes here because I was also confused by that exact sentence. It seems that knowing it should be に there doesn't have a lot to do with understanding that 見える means 'can be seen'.
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7 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 327
Done!
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7 years ago
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まさむね123
Level: 1
Can these be added as well for number 2?
Verb-てform + 見える
Verb-casual, non-past + ように見える

陽が、またたくまに背にしてきた木々の中に沈んで行くように見えた。
Almost at once the sun seemed to sink into the trees behind me.
hi ga, matatakuma se ni shite kita kigi no naka ni shizunde iku you ni mieta.

私には、彼は少し腹を立てているように見えた。
I could see he was a little upset.
watashi ni wa, kare wa sukoshi hara o tatete iru you ni mieta
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7 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 327
ように見える, sure. Just added it!

Do you have an example for て見える？
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7 years ago
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gdartfow
Level: 2180
Found it in Nihongo Bunkei Jiten (pages 555-556). It appears to be a short-hand for the above examples:
疲れて見える = 疲れたように見える = looks tired

There are also some examples in the site's sentence library, such as:
彼は年の割には老けて見える。 - He looks old for his age.
今日はいつもと違って見えるね。 - You look different today.
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7 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 327
Confirmed the information and added it, thanks!
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7 years ago


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