見たいもの

what one wants to see

→ 見る
phrase Uncommon #10,974
what one wants to see Literally, “things one wants to see.” In 見たいものだ at the end of a sentence, it can express a wish: “I would like to see…”
JA: いつかオーロラを見たいものです。
EN: I would like to see the aurora someday.

結局、人は見たいものを見るし、今の私は大人の女性の何人かより背が高い。

In the end, people see what they want to see, and right now I’m taller than some adult women.

見たいものを見ます。

I look at what I want to see.

何か特に見たいものはありますか?

Is there anything in particular you'd like to see?

見たいものが…海だよ

What I want to see is… the ocean.

— 海の上のピアニスト (1998)

他に見たいものある?

Is there anything else you'd like to see?