見える (To be visible)

To be visible, To seem, To be in sight

JLPT N4
Pattern

Noun + が + 見える

How it works

見える means something comes into view naturally: “can be seen”. The thing seen takes が. Compare 見られる (able to watch, e.g. a show). 見える can also mean “seem”.

Examples

  • まどから 山が 見えます。You can see the mountains from the window.
  • かれは 若く 見えます。He looks young.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 4

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