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Apparently it's a common way to write this phrase, at least on the web.

> 見てみてください

What's up with that?

I first encountered it on weblio

<https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%22%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%A6%E3%81%BF%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A0%E3%81%95%E3%81%84%22>

Some examples, the first results from google

<https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1443775544>

<https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q11197208331>

<https://hinative.com/ja/questions/13962808>

<https://hinative.com/ja/questions/3923425>
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"見てみて" , why is the second 見て in hiragana?
Those two「みる」have different meanings and functions here.「みる」corresponds to
several different verbs with different meanings and functions. To list a few:
「みる」、「見る」、「診る」、「観る」、「視る」、「看る」. Using different kanji suggests different shades
of meaning and emphasis. 「見る」is the most commonly used rendition simply
meaning "to see/look" in a generic sense.

「てみる」means to give something a try, to try and do something and see how it
goes. It is usually written in kana, pursuant to official guidelines. The
orthography of kanji and kana use has been codified in a cabinet directive
[公用文における漢字使用等について（昭和56年内閣閣第138号）](https://www.bunka.go.jp/kokugo_nihongo/sisaku/joho/joho/kijun/sanko/koyobun/pdf/kunrei.pdf)which
specifies suggested usage and orthography.

> 次のような語句を，( )の中に示した例のように用いるときは， **原則として，仮名で書く** 。  
>  例  
>  略...  
>  ・・・てみる(見てみる。)

The boldface words read:

> ...(these phrases) should be written in kana, in principle

And the example I quote here is exactly what you are asking about.

Therefore,「見てみる」means "to try and take a look" and usually translates as "take
a look" with the suggestive "try" part implied. So 「見てみてください」would be "Please
take a look."
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