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I've been coming across this weird verb conjugation that seems to happen in
some verbs, where you replace る with える, e.g. 見る → 見える。

Is this a different verb form, how does it change the meaning of the verb?
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grammar verbs conjugations potential-form
What is the difference between 見る and 見える?
見る and 見える are separate verbs in the present Japanese language.

You know, 見る is to look at.

見える has a couple of meanings; they also apply to other verbs like 聞こえる, 思える,
etc.

  1. possibility.

> ここから東京スカイツリーが見える。
>
> We can see the Tokyo Sky Tree here.

  2. occurring unintentionally.

> ちょっと見えただけなんだ。君のスカートの中を見ようとしたわけじゃないよ。
>
> It merely jumped into my sight; I was never trying to see what's in your
> skirt.

  3. to seem.

> 彼はこの時間をとても楽しんでいるように見える。
>
> He seems to be having a really good time.
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