とみえる
(To mieru)
it seems that / appears to.
Connection rules
- ＋Plain-form clause + とみえる (polite: とみえます).
- ＋Observational inference — based on evidence the speaker can see.
- ＋Close in meaning to 〜ようだ, 〜らしい, 〜みたい — as another evidential.
Examples
1.
彼は忙しいとみえる。
Kare wa isogashii to mieru.
It seems he is busy.
「it seems that / appears to」
2.
雨が降っていたとみえて、道がぬれている。
Ame ga fu te i ta to mie te, michi ga nure te iru.
It seems it was raining — the road is wet.
「it seems that / appears to」
Practice
It seems she was very happy because she was smiling the whole time.
ずっとニコニコしていたから、彼女は相当___。
Romaji also accepted