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In my writing assignment, I wrote this paragraph.

テレワーク **のように**
、オンライン授業もいい経験だと思う。パンデミックの前は毎日、通学しないといけないし、何度も乗り換えをしないといけないし、往復だと４時間以上、つまり一日の６分の１以上かかるのであり、私にとっては面倒くさくて疲れることばかりだった。

It was corrected to

テレワーク **と同様** 、オンライン授業もいい経験だと思う。(I think と同じように would work too.)

Was there something wrong in the usage of のように to show likeness or similarity
between telework and online class?
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grammar meaning nuances
のように vs と同様 to show similarity
I got the answer and it was somehow expected:

> 「テレワークのように」だと、不自然です。It sounds vague. 「テレワークがいい経験であるように、」なら、わかります。

It is interesting that a high-context language like Japanese would find
something like this to be vague.
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The difference between のように and と同様 is lost in translation here.

Both can be translated to "like", but actually there is a difference:

> のように = "just as with"
>
> と同様 = "just like"

Tell me which one sounds more logical:

> Online classes are a good experience, just like telecommuting (is).
>
> Online classes are a good experience, just as with telecommuting.

The second sentence is essentially what the のように in this sentence sounds like
to a Japanese person. のように begs the question, "they're both [adj], in what
way?" This unanswered question is why it will sound "vague" to a Japanese
person. You are not trying to say that both are good in a certain way, you are
just saying that both are good, so と同様 is appropriate in this case.
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