Look like and Seem like

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Look like verb - Bear a physical resemblance to.

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Seem like and look like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seem like" instead a verb phrase "Look like".

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Look like and seem like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Look like" instead a verb phrase "Seem like".

Yoyo's battle sprite from Bahamut Lagoon makes it seem like she has a giant chin, due to her clothes' neckline making her neck look like it's part of her face.

Source: Unfortunate Character Design
Make It Look Like an Accident: The stepfather makes Father Brennan's death seem like he had a car accident.

Source: Film / The Stepfather
In Season 8 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harmony has become an international celebrity who's making Buffy and the Slayer Organization's lives miserable, making vampires seem like misunderstood good guys and the slayers look like Nazis for unfairly hunting them.

Source: Don't Create a Martyr

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