How to Say ‘Can see / will be visible’ in Japanese
見えます
mie masu
[mee-eh mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [見えます] is about something being visible, not about actively looking at it. Compare [駅が見えます] "you can see the station" with [駅を見ます] "you look at the station."
Phrase Breakdown
見え
mie
[mee-eh]
can see; looks; appears
Stem of 見える (to be visible / can be seen). Often used in directions to say a landmark becomes visible.
駅が見えます。
You can see the station.
ます
masu
[mahs]
(polite present/future ending)
ます makes the verb polite. 見えます = “(you) can see / (it) is visible.”
ここから富士山が見えます。
You can see Mt. Fuji from here.
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