見え

見え

"見え" (mie) means "appearance" or "visibility."

Here, '見えます' is used to express the ability to visually perceive something (the mountain).

山が遠くに見えます。

I can see the mountain in the distance.

In this case, '見えた' indicates the ability to discern or perceive an emotional state based on visual cues.

彼の表情から喜びが見えた。

I could see joy on his face.

Here, '見えなくなった' is used to describe the inability to visually perceive clearly due to poor vision.

目が悪くなってきて、小さい文字が見えなくなった。

My eyesight has worsened, and I can no longer see small letters.