看来【kànlái】

看来 starts a sentence that draws a conclusion from evidence in front of you. It usually comes first, often with a comma after it.

The evidence often comes first, and 看来 opens the clause that reasons from it.

在…看来

在 + a person + 看来 means "in someone's view". Here 看来 is about opinion, not evidence.

Without 在, the person can't come before 看来.

• × 我看来这个办法不错 → 在我看来，这个办法不错 / 我看这个办法不错

看来 or 看起来

看起来 describes how something looks, and follows the subject. 看来 reasons from a sign to a conclusion.