Appear as
Display
Display verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Appear as and display are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear as" instead a verb "Display".
Nearby Words: displayed, displaying
Both terms in one sentence
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Prysm (a character from Dan Jurgens' '90s run) had her nudity on display as her default appearance, due to the mutation from her alien blood causing her to appear as an abstract, vaguely humanoid figure made out of translucent crystal.
Source: Innocent Fanservice Girl
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