Distinguish and Look

Distinguish

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

Usage example: could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist

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Look and distinguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Look" instead a verb "Distinguish".

Look verb - To give the impression of being.

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Distinguish and look are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguish" instead a verb "Look".

Nearby Words: lookout, looked, looker, looking, lookup

love	distinguish love	look love
character	distinguish character	look character
man	distinguish man	look man
people	distinguish people	look people
Other words: good, idea, someone, appearance, characters, game, evil, day, everyone, humans.

Similarly, all mons of the same variety look identical to the audience, but Pokemon trainers can distinguish their five magnamites, or whatever.

Source: Invisible Subtle Difference
Only Six Faces: Many of the characters' faces all look a lot alike, to the point where in the manga especially it's sometimes difficult to distinguish those with similar hairstyles as well.

Source: Manga / Donten ni Warau
They look the same for the most part, but are easy to distinguish due to the color of their hair and eyes, as well as having distinct voices.

Source: Identical Twin ID Tag

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