выглядело так, будто

it looked as if

→ выглядеть
phrase Rare #48,845
it looked as if Introduces an impression or appearance, followed by a subordinate clause. The form выглядело is impersonal and means “it looked.”
RU: Выглядело так, будто он забыл о встрече.
EN: It looked as if he had forgotten about the meeting.