Appear and See

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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See and appear are semantically related in look topic. In some cases you can use "See" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

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Appear and see are semantically related in look topic. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "See".

Nearby Words: seen, seeing

man	appear man	see man
people	appear people	see people
scene	appear scene	see scene
time	appear time	see time
Other words: use, way, characters, world, nothing, side, eyes, times.

Off Model: After the Pie Family sees Pinkie's party, we see a wide shot of Pinkie from the front; look closely and you can see her cutie mark, which isn't supposed to appear until seconds later.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S1 E23 "The Cutie Mark Chronicles"
In the Danny Phantom "The Phantom Menace", Youngblood torments Danny and makes it look like he's crazy because only kids can see him and he made sure to appear when Danny was the only kid around.

Source: I See Them, Too
Left 4 Dead also lets you see your feet and legs (including the infected if you play as one) when you look down, but they don't appear if your graphic settings are too low.

Source: First-Person Ghost

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