から見ると | Grammar

Structure

[noun] + から見ると [noun] + から見れば [noun] + から見たら [noun] + から見て

Description

から見ると follows a noun and gives the place you're looking from. After a person or a group it's their point of view: "to a parent", "from a foreigner's point of view". After something you can observe, it's the evidence for a guess: "judging from".

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To a parent, children are always children.

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From a foreigner's point of view, Japanese culture might seem strange.

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Judging from these grades, he'll probably pass.

Judging from what you see

When the noun is evidence, the rest of the sentence is a guess, so it usually ends in ようだ, らしい or だろう. The evidence is something in front of you – a face, a result, the sky – rather than something you were told. For a report or a forecast, use によると.

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Judging from the look on her face, something bad has happened.

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Judging from the sky, it looks like it will rain tomorrow.

から見ると or から言うと

takes a yardstick – price, size, experience – and cannot follow a person. から見ると takes either.

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To the teacher, this student is very diligent.

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In terms of price, this shop is the cheapest.

× 先生から言うと → 先生から見ると

Usage notes

These go beyond から見ると itself.

から見れば, から見たら, から見て

All three mean the same as から見ると.

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To a child, the adult world probably looks complicated.

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As I see it, there is a problem with that plan.

から見ても

から見ても adds "even": the judgement holds from that side as well. With だれ誰 or どこ it means "from any angle".

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Anyone can see her talent.

Examples

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From the teacher's point of view, this student is very diligent.

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From my perspective, there is a problem with that plan.

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From an expert's point of view, this building is not safe.

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Judging from his attitude, it doesn't seem like he's reflecting on what he did.

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From a Japanese person's point of view, that way of eating looks a bit strange.

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Judging from the results, the decision at that time was correct.

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From a consumer's perspective, this product is too expensive.

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Judging from the sky, it looks like it will rain tomorrow.

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From a child's point of view, the adult world probably looks complicated.

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Judging from the data, sales are gradually recovering.

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Judging from his background, he should be well suited for this job.

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From the perspective of society as a whole, this problem is serious.

References

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