望见

望見

wàngjiàn

verb HSK 6 #44,377

Meanings

To gaze and see - to spot something in the distance.

他从山上望见了远处的村庄。

Tā cóng shānshàng wàngjiàn le yuǎnchù de cūnzhuāng.

He spotted a distant village from the mountain.

我望见他在人群中走过。

Wǒ wàngjiàn tā zài rénqún zhōng zǒuguò.

I caught sight of him walking through the crowd.

站在高处可以望见大海。

Zhàn zài gāochù kěyǐ wàngjiàn dàhǎi.

Standing at a high point, you can see the ocean.

usage

望见 implies seeing something at a distance, unlike 看见 which is general seeing. It has a slightly literary flavor.

usage

看见 = see (general), 望见 = spot from afar, 瞥见 = catch a glimpse, 目睹 = witness.

望 wàng

见 jiàn