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I am currently revising an essay that I received feedback from my Japanese
teacher about, and am having trouble working out what word she wanted me to
use in a particular spot.

> 日本では自動販売機はかっこよくて便利だと考えられ、一般的に積極的に **見られて** いるような気がする。

The bold word is the one that she wanted me to fix, and the comment that she
wrote was "is put". I don't necessarily even need the word itself, so much as
a concrete English meaning, as I can't figure out what "is put" is referring
to in terms of Japanese meaning.

Incidentally, I am finishing the revision tonight, but even if I submit it,
knowing what word fits better would be very helpful.

I have tried to look up "put" in various online dictionaries, but have not
found any Japanese verb that sounds right in that context, and the other words
that I can think of to replace it with (認められ、受け、視され、思われ) don't have a meaning
that resembles "put" enough to be likely to be what she had in mind.

I may be overthinking it, but I would really appreciate guidance towards a
better search term or the Japanese word itself (though the latter is less
preferable because I don't get a chance to learn as much that way, and it is
homework after all).
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Word Choice: "is put"
Maybe your teacher means 置かれている, the passive form of the verb 置く (to place,
put). So the machines are put everywhere and are very visible to passers by.
Just an idea.

By the way, I think the reason 見られている was highlighted is because it is the
passive form of 見る, and it does not go well with the active nature of 積極的に.
The object of viewing can't really be intentionally proactively being viewed,
if that makes sense. It is either viewed or it isn't. But it could work with
the passive form 置かれている because the machines are being placed there by
companies in a proactive manner.
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