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What is the difference between avvistare and scorgere ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between avvistare and scorgere ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"Avvistare" è vedere qualcosa in lontananza, soprattutto in mare.
"Scorgere" è notare qualcosa con la vista, potrebbe essere anche accanto a te.
"I marinai pensavano di aver avvistato un isola, ma era solo la barriera corallina."
"Per fortuna che sono riuscito a scorgere il gatto prima che finisse sotto l'auto."
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usually "avvistare" is used when something you were searching for/expecting to see just entered your line of sight ("appena arrivati sulla collina I soldati hanno avvistato il nemico") and in a more formal way.
scorgere has a more casual annotation and it means that you managed to distinguish something usually over a long distance
("sono riuscito a scorgere il faro in mezzo alla nebbia").
also, scorgere is usually used in a metaphorical way, ("mi sembra di scorgere una luce di speranza nei suoi occhi") not for something you physically see but something you managed to observe.
they can be easily exchanged with no problems tho, it's a matter of the mood of the sentence. Avvistare is something you would usually hear only in a military/disciplined environment.
I hope this makes sense to you, it's definitely not an easy question!
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