pude ver

was able to see

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phrase Rare #26,264
was able to see Past tense of poder + ver. Often means you managed to see something.
SP: Por fin pude ver la película anoche.
EN: I was finally able to see the movie last night.

Al menos te pude ver.

At least I got to see you.

No pude ver quién era el conductor.

I couldn't see who the driver was.

Pude ver sus caras cayendo.

I could see their faces falling.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

No pude ver un sola estrella en el cielo.

I couldn't see a single star in the sky.

Hasta donde yo pude ver, es lo único que hay.

As far as I could see, that's all there is.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Y no le pude ver bien la cara.

And I couldn't see his face clearly.

— Rashomon (1950)

No pude ver nada.

I couldn't see anything.

Mientras huía hasta aquí, pude ver una cosa.

As I fled here, I could see one thing.

— Los siete samuráis (1954)

Pude ver su figura a lo lejos.

I could see his figure in the distance.

No pude ver quién era.

I couldn't see who it was.

Pude ver toda tu vida en un instante.

I could see your whole life in an instant.

Maestro Ip, otra vez, no pude ver.

Master Ip, I couldn't see it again.

— Ip Man (2008)