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보이는데

it looks like; it seems (to me) (that…)

→ 보이다
verb · indicative Uncommon #6,599
it looks like; it seems (to me) (that…) From 보이다 (“to be seen; to look”) + -는데. Used to express the speaker’s observation/guess (“it looks/seems…”) and often to gently lead into a suggestion, question, or contrast.
KO: 밖에 비가 오는 것처럼 보이는데, 우산 가져갈까요?
EN: It looks like it’s raining outside—should we take an umbrella?
Conjugation of 보이다

그럼 어떻게 보이는데?

So what does it look like?

— 타인의 삶 (2006)

뭐가 보이는데 그래?

What do you see?

— 반지의 제왕: 왕의 귀환 (2003)

좋아 보이는데 뭐

It looks good, though.

— 엘 시크레토: 비밀의 눈동자 (2009)

뭐가 보이는데?

What do you see?

— 알.이.씨 (2007)

젊어 보이는데

You look young.

— 음식남녀 (1994)

병원 같아 보이는데..

It looks like a hospital..

— 주토피아 (2016)

뭐, 보이는데 안 보이는 척하는 건 아니지?

Well, you can see it but you're not pretending not to see it, right?

— 얼굴 (2025)

하지만 넌 정말 착한 청년 같아 보이는데.

But you seem like a really nice young man.

— 씨너스: 죄인들 (2025)

앉아 있는 건 보이는데 믿을 수가 없군

I can see you’re sitting there, but I can’t believe it.

— 저수지의 개들 (1992)

있잖아, 넌 꽤 똑똑해 보이는데.

You know, you seem pretty smart.

— 더 러닝 맨 (2025)