You look absent-minded. vs It looks like you are absent-minded.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'You look absent-minded' is more direct and is used when directly addressing someone about their appearance or behavior. 'It looks like you are absent-minded' is more indirect and is used when making an observation about someone's behavior without directly addressing them.

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You look absent-minded.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when directly addressing someone about their appearance or behavior.

This phrase is used to tell someone that they appear to be absent-minded based on their behavior or appearance.

Examples:

You look absent-minded today. Is everything okay?
You look absent-minded when you forget things like that.
You look absent-minded when you're lost in thought.

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Unfortunately for Flambeau... I can be absent-minded.
The landlord's very absent minded.
He obeyed me mechanically, absent-minded.
Thanks, I'm so absent-minded.
She is an old dear but a little absent-minded.
He doesn't miss a trick and he's not absent-minded.
l told you l was absent-minded.
Yes, you have. I was absent-minded.
t was something of an upset, but if you know the professor... you'll know he's slightly absent-minded.
Even Yakult said you look saturated.
Infected blood and tissue everywhere you look.
- Wait, you look familiar.
- Michael, you look fine.
I just want to say that you look really pretty today.
You look like a cigarette girl.
That sounds almost as peculiar as you look.
- He makes you look sympathetic.
You look after your dream body.
Last time you look in those eyes.
Mavis, you look very special.

Alternatives:

You seem absent-minded.
You appear absent-minded.
You come across as absent-minded.
You give off an absent-minded vibe.
You have the look of someone who is absent-minded.

It looks like you are absent-minded.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when making an observation about someone's behavior without directly addressing them.

This phrase is used to comment on someone's behavior or appearance without directly addressing them, suggesting that they appear to be absent-minded.

Examples:

It looks like you are absent-minded when you forget things like that.
It looks like you are absent-minded when you're lost in thought.
It looks like you are absent-minded when you leave your keys behind.
It looks like you are absent-minded when you're distracted.
It looks like you are absent-minded when you're not paying attention.

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Unfortunately for Flambeau... I can be absent-minded.
The landlord's very absent minded.
He obeyed me mechanically, absent-minded.
Thanks, I'm so absent-minded.
She is an old dear but a little absent-minded.
Can make it look like an accident.
It looks like both men disappeared overnight.
Because it looks like you're sitting here with a gun.
I made it look like another crime spree.
- It looks like spring is coming.
Make it look like one's driving.
It looks like the work of a kamaitachi.
It looks like you only bought something for yourself.
It looks like you hired manny to kill your wife, but then make it look like a carjacking.
He doesn't miss a trick and he's not absent-minded.
l told you l was absent-minded.
Yes, you have. I was absent-minded.
But it looks like he was sent away to live with his alcoholic nurse aunt, who makes Mommy Dearest look like a Saint.
Looks like somebody used Kyle's network to make it look like he was the one hacking Tracy.
This skin shows a world that looks like the real one with some nationalities randomly chosen and proposes various interesting goals. It looks like KsirK before vector graphics.

Alternatives:

It seems like you are absent-minded.
It appears that you are absent-minded.
You come across as being absent-minded.
You give off an absent-minded vibe.
You have the look of someone who is absent-minded.

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You look absent-minded. vs It looks like you are absent-minded.