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It looks easy vs It seems easy

Both 'it looks easy' and 'it seems easy' are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to express the same opinion.
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It looks easy

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express the perception that something appears easy.

This phrase is used to convey the visual impression that something appears to be easy or simple.

Examples:

  • From the outside, it looks easy to solve.
  • It looks easy, but it's actually quite challenging.
  • The task looks easy at first glance.
  • Dec 4, 2023 ... it looks easy to snowboard .. is it just me , or does snowboarding look really a easy to get the hang of . like i see videos of snowboarding ...
  • Jul 31, 2015 ... I don't think it looks easy, but I've spend a lot of time doing it and studying it. Psychologically, skiing is difficult, because to ski ...
  • Sep 16, 2021 ... She wrecks in one of the most important moments in her snowboarding career and he tells her it looks easy because there is snow and snow is fun and fluffy.
  • Dec 6, 2023 ... Just a reminder that if it looks easy on stage, it's probably not #ballet.
  • Aug 9, 2011 ... "Roger Federer plays tennis effortlessly". It is shorter, but "makes it looks easy" is better writing, IMHO. Brevity is not ALWAYS the soul ...
  • it looks easy, but every single exercise was SO hard! My energy level is very different from day to day. I will never learn to love squads and lunges, I ...
  • Honeycomb: the recipe (it looks easy, but it's not! :)) · January 24, 2021 by Lucia D'Ulivo in Dessert. View fullsize. Honeycomb toffee covered with ...
  • Dec 6, 2023 ... Ensemble / New York Just a reminder that if it looks easy on stage, it's probably not 😭🩰 #ballet
  • It looks easy! Heuristics for combinatorial optimization problems. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2006 Apr;59(4):783-800. doi: 10.1080/02724980543000033. Authors.
  • Nov 21, 2022 ... So, yes, it looks easy. If I had a dollar for every person who came to my studio and said those things to me and then leave in a few months ...

Alternatives:

  • it appears easy
  • it seems simple
  • it gives the impression of being easy
  • it comes across as easy
  • it presents as easy

It seems easy

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey the perception that something appears easy.

This phrase is used to express the idea that something gives the impression of being easy or simple.

Examples:

  • It seems easy, but it's actually quite complex.
  • The task seems easy at first, but it gets harder.
  • It seems easy to understand.
  • Jul 28, 2024 ... Sometimes it seems easy to raise a child, but it is more exhausting than you'd imagine Never underestimate the effort of a mother, ...
  • Oct 1, 2021 ... Playing Dark Souls for the first time. It seems easy. Im either too good xD Or is this weapon way too broken? Discussion.
  • Nov 25, 2021 ... In a world where it seems easy to tally up what we don't have, take a moment with me today, if you will, to stop and count what blessings we ...
  • Jan 30, 2023 ... When I use a practice pad it seems easy to get a good rebound and have a loose grip, but once I get to the kit it seems to get rigid again... any tips/exercise ...
  • When It Seems Easy For Everyone Else To Find Clients… by Julie Migneault | Jul 27, 2022 | Client Attraction, Inner Game, Other, Strategy For Healers | 0 ...
  • Jun 23, 2024 ... It seems easy, but it took me 2 whole hours to recreate the hand painting of this ornament. In Peruvian culture, toritos de pucara symbolize ...
  • Feb 23, 2017 ... it seems easy enough to do that. But it's actually very hard to do ... Sure, it seems easy to lose weight. But if it were that easy ...
  • Sep 5, 2020 ... ... it seems easy. You only see the finished result, not the work that went into them getting to where they are. Nothing in life is easy. Life ...
  • "it seems easy" is an acceptable phrase in written English. You can use it to indicate that something appears to be simple.

Alternatives:

  • it looks easy
  • it appears easy
  • it gives the impression of being easy
  • it comes across as easy
  • it presents as easy

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