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What is the difference between it looks like... and it seems like... ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between it looks like... and it seems like... ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Both are very similar.
-"It looks like" is something you usually say when you can physically see something.
-"It seems like" is something a little more abstract. It's something you can only "detect" or guess at.
Examples:
-"it seems like it will rain"
-"it looks like it will rain"
(these are both okay to say)
-"It seems like just yesterday I was in high school"
(you can't say "It looks like just yesterday I was in high school" because you can't physically "see" how much time has passed)
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- English (US)
Both are very similar.
-"It looks like" is something you usually say when you can physically see something.
-"It seems like" is something a little more abstract. It's something you can only "detect" or guess at.
Examples:
-"it seems like it will rain"
-"it looks like it will rain"
(these are both okay to say)
-"It seems like just yesterday I was in high school"
(you can't say "It looks like just yesterday I was in high school" because you can't physically "see" how much time has passed)
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