How to say "visibly" in Japanese

• めっきりJLPT N2approx.Common
  adverb (with と)The commonest of the three; it covers 'visibly' as a marked, noticeable change in degree or condition, as when someone has visibly aged or the weather has turned noticeably colder.
  めっきり寒さむくなった。↗

  It has become noticeably colder.
• 陽にように
  adverbMatches 'visibly' only in the sense of openly, in public view rather than hidden away; it does not describe a noticeable change, and being less common it is seldom the word you want.
• 目に見えてめにみえて
  expression, adverbLess common, but it covers 'visibly' in its literal sense — a change plain to the eye, as when someone is visibly thinner or has visibly improved.

Choose 「めっきり」 for a plainly noticeable change in degree, 「目に見えて」 for something apparent to the eye itself, and 「陽に」 for 'visibly' meaning openly or publicly rather than noticeably.

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• めっきりremarkably
• 陽にようにvisibly
• 目に見えてめにみえてvisibly