je le voyais

I saw him/it

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I saw him/it Imperfect tense of voir; can also mean "I pictured it" depending on context.
FR: Je le voyais de loin, mais il ne m'a pas vu.
EN: I saw him from far away, but he didn't see me.

C'est comme ça que je le voyais.

That's how I saw it.

Et moi je le voyais mort.

And I thought he was dead.

— Chicago (2002)

Je le voyais tout le temps au bar.

I used to see him at the bar all the time.

— The Rip (2026)

Je le voyais transportant des livres.

I saw him carrying books.

C'est la dernière fois que je le voyais.

That was the last time I saw him.

Et moi, je le voyais à la mienne.

And I saw him at mine.

C'était la dernière fois que je le voyais.

That was the last time I saw him.

Je le voyais lutter, c'était dur.

I could see him struggling; it was hard.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Par ailleurs, je ne le saurais même pas si je le voyais.

Furthermore, I wouldn't even know if I saw him.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)