見える|みえるmieru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto look; to seem; to appear
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto come
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見える（みえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見えます（みえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 見えない（みえない） |
| polite (masen) | 見えません（みえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見えず・見えぬ（みえず・みえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見えた（みえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 見えました（みえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見えなかった（みえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見えませんでした（みえませんでした） |
| Te form | 見えて（みえて） |
| Potential | 見えられる（みえられる） |
| Passive | 見えられる（みえられる） |
| Causative | 見えさせる（みえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 見えさせられる（みえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見えれば（みえれば） |
| tara | 見えたら（みえたら） |
| Volitional | 見えよう（みえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見えましょう（みえましょう） |
| Imperative | 見えろ（みえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
山が見える
山を見る
見える (intransitive) describes something being visible or coming into view, often without the viewer's deliberate effort, as in 山が見える. 見る (transitive) describes an intentional act of looking or watching, as in 山を見る.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym視えるみえるNeutralSame sound as 「見える」; written this way it usually refers to seeing ghosts and other supernatural things.
- Related思われるおもわれるWrittenLeans written/formal: something naturally strikes people as being the case; 「〜と思われる」 is common in academic papers.
- Related思えるおもえるNeutralNeutral: you can't help feeling something seems a certain way, as in 「本当に思える」; stresses the subjective impression.
- Antonym隠れるかくれるNeutralThe opposite of 「見える」: to be hidden or blocked from view and so out of sight.
- Antonym見えないNeutralThe direct opposite of 「見える」: something cannot be seen, or you cannot tell it by looking.
Default to 「見える」 for both 'can see' and 'looks like'. Write 「視える」 for seeing ghosts or other supernatural things. For 'seems like', use 「思える」 (subjective feeling) or the more formal 「思われる」. 「見えない」 and 「隠れる」 cover what cannot be seen.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also
