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I have done a homework. In the worksheet there are figures of two digital
clocks. One is small and the other one is much bigger.

My teacher said the following sentences contextually are not correct. She gave
a red cross mark for each.

> 大きい時計は読みやすいです。
>
> 小さい時計は読みにくいです。

But I also provided other options as follows and she gave me green marks that
mean correct answers.

> 大きい時計は見やすいです。
>
> 小さい時計は見にくいです。

I am still confused why the first group using 読む is not contextually correct
but the other one using 見る is correct. Do you have any idea? In my
understanding, we read the clock and reading is a subset of seeing. Therefore
if seeing is considered correct then reading must be also considered correct.
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Confusion in choosing either 見やすい or 読みやすい
Although this seems so a subtle (non essential) problem that everyone
understands what you mean, I might support your teacher in the following
reasons.

As you stated in your question, reading is in the subset of seeing. In general
context, however, you should use general terms. To love is a subset of to
like. (Well, perhaps.) Do you feel like saying ''I love you'' to your
colleagues as well as to your girl friend?

Secondly, we Japanese don't think that we can read a clock, but rather look at
a clock and read off **time** from the clock. So, your teacher would accept

> 小さい時計の **文字は** 、読みにくいです。
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