みる・見る・観る・視るmiru[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
   １０ページの５行ぎょう目めをみなさい。↗

   Let's begin with the fifth line on page 10.

   映画えいがを観みに行いかない？↗

   Would you like to take in a movie?
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
   私も親おやの面倒めんどうとか見みられないですね。↗

   I can't look after my parents and such either.
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
5. auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a tryafter the -te form of a verb
   私わたしたちはお互たがいを理解りかいしてみるべきだ。↗

   We should try to understand one another.

   頭あたまがくらくらしているので、深ふかく考かんがえずにいい加減かげんなことを書かいてみる。↗

   My head is swimming, so I'll try writing any old stuff without any deep thought.
6. auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto see (that) ...; to find (that) ...as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.

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• Synonym看るみるNeutralUsed for looking after patients, the elderly or children, as in 「親を看る」; ordinary seeing is never written 「看る」.
• Synonymご覧になるごらんになるFormalHonorific for 「見る」, used of someone else's or a superior's looking, as in 「資料をご覧になりましたか」; never of your own looking.
• Synonym診るみるNeutralFor medically examining people or animals, as in 「医者に診てもらう」; a narrower range than 「見る」.
• Synonym見守るみまもるNeutralWatching over with concern or following how things turn out, as in 「子どもの成長を見守る」; carries a feeling of care.
• Synonym拝見はいけんFormalHumble form of 「見る」 for your own looking, typically at something the other person shows or sends you, as in 「お手紙を拝見しました」.
• Synonym観覧かんらんWrittenViewing exhibitions, shows, matches or scenery, as in 「観覧席」; mostly in written contexts such as notices.
• Synonym眺めるながめるNeutralGazing at scenery from a distance or at leisure, as in 「窓から海を眺める」; also watching from the sidelines; stresses a long, overall look.
• Synonym見極めるみきわめるNeutralWatching to the end or seeing through to the essence, as in 「真偽を見極める」; more thorough than 「見定める」.
• Synonym見受けるみうけるNeutralCatching sight of by chance, or inferring from appearances, as in 「疲れているように見受けられる」; often in polite phrasing.
• SynonymみなすNeutralTreating something as having a certain quality, as in 「欠席とみなす」; a judgement, not an act of looking.
• Synonymご覧なさるごらんなさるFormalHonorific for 「見る」, less common than 「ご覧になる」; mostly seen in the command form 「ご覧なさい」, telling someone to look.
• Synonym見て取るみてとるNeutralGrasping a situation at a glance, as in 「彼の動揺を見て取る」; stresses what you realise after looking.
• Synonym見とるみとるCasualColloquial: seeing through or understanding at a glance, also watching to copy; not much used, close to 「見て取る」.
• Related監視かんしNeutralWatching to catch anything unusual or improper, as in 「監視カメラ」; carries a sense of vigilance and control.
• Related見定めるみさだめるNeutralLooking carefully and then judging, as in 「相手の力量を見定める」; stresses settling on a judgement.
• Related見届けるみとどけるNeutralWatching something through to its end or confirming with your own eyes, as in 「最後まで見届ける」; stresses seeing the outcome.
• Related見比べるみくらべるNeutralPutting two or more things side by side to compare them, as in 「値段を見比べる」.
• Related看視かんしWrittenWatchful guarding or keeping an eye out; rarer than 「監視」 and mostly in legal documents, not used in daily life.

Use 「見る」 for ordinary seeing. Use the honorific 「ご覧になる」 for someone else's looking and the humble 「拝見する」 for your own; to tell someone to look, say 「ご覧なさい」, the command form of 「ご覧なさる」. 「看る」 is for nursing the sick or elderly, 「診る」 for medical exams, 「眺める」 for gazing at scenery, 「見守る」 for watching over with care, 「監視」 for surveillance, 「観覧」 for written-style viewing. The 見-verbs add nuance: 「見て取る」 grasp at a glance, 「見定める」/「見極める」 judge carefully, 「見届ける」 watch to the end, 「見比べる」 compare, 「見なす」 regard as.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 【見みる・視みる】目めを使つかって、物ものの形かたちや色いろを知しる。視覚しかくによって対象たいしょうをとらえる。注意ちゅういして見みる。注視ちゅうしする。観察かんさつする。
2. ある場面ばめんに遭遇そうぐうする。ある現象げんしょうがおこる。
3. 【観みる】視覚しかくにいるものを楽たのしむ、観賞かんしょうする。
4. 【見みる・観みる】かんがえる。判断はんだんする。推測すいそくする。
5. 世話せわをする。対処たいしょする。指導しどう・監督かんとくする。
6. 【看みる】病人びょうにんの世話せわをする。介護かいごする。看取みとる、看護かんごする。
7. 【診みる】患者かんじゃの具合ぐあいを調しらべる。診察しんさつする、診断しんだんする。
8. （補助ほじょ動詞どうし）ためしにおこなう。軽かるい気持きもちでする。挑いどむ気持きもちでやる。