He seems to know her. vs It seems he knows her.

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning but with a slight difference in emphasis. The first phrase 'he seems to know her.' focuses on the perception of the speaker about his knowledge of her, while the second phrase 'it seems he knows her.' puts more emphasis on the fact that he knows her.

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He seems to know her.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the speaker's perception that he has knowledge of her.

Examples:

He seems to know her, he mentioned her name without any introduction.
She looks surprised, he seems to know her from somewhere.
Based on the way he talks to her, he seems to know her well.

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Stella told us Simone didn't seem to know her.
And? Awkward.Plus he seems to know lexie.
He seems to know a lot.
Sometimes people don't even seem to know her name.
(Laughter) No one seems to know why.
Doesn't even seem to know her name.
No. Nobody seems to know.
Consigliere of mine, tell your Don what everyone seems to know.
South is all anybody seems to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.
The only New Yorker that dad seems to know.
What that message was, no one seems to know.
Our investigator seems to know his subject.
You seem to know everything else.
I don't know how everyone seems to know.
So maybe you can tell me why I'm "not here" since no else seems to know.
I've asked all the others but none of them seem to know.
How you got out of that no one seems to know.
The people with the answers that nobody else seems to know.

Alternatives:

It appears that he knows her.
He appears to be familiar with her.
It looks like he knows her.
He gives the impression of knowing her.
He comes across as someone who knows her.

It seems he knows her.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize the fact that he knows her, rather than focusing on the speaker's perception.

Examples:

It seems he knows her well, they have been talking for hours.
It seems he knows her from before, the way they greeted each other.
It seems he knows her better than anyone else.

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Stella told us Simone didn't seem to know her.
Sometimes people don't even seem to know her name.
It seems he knows what he does.
Doesn't even seem to know her name.
I know it seems crazy. I know it's crazy, but I...
(Laughter) No one seems to know why.
Well, it seems everyone knows me. Aah!
No. Nobody seems to know.
Consigliere of mine, tell your Don what everyone seems to know.
South is all anybody seems to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.
Henry Butler didn't seem to know.
The only New Yorker that dad seems to know.
What that message was, no one seems to know.
It seems he doesn't know you either.
Our investigator seems to know his subject.
You seem to know everything else.
I don't know how everyone seems to know.
So maybe you can tell me why I'm "not here" since no else seems to know.
I've asked all the others but none of them seem to know.

Alternatives:

He seems to know her.
He appears to know her.
It looks like he knows her.
He gives the impression of knowing her.
He comes across as someone who knows her.

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He seems to know her. vs It seems he knows her.