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I would like to know the difference between 見つける and 発見する

Some partial answer has been given in:

> (～を)見つける means "to find ~~". Source: [What is the difference between 見つける
> and 探す](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/33799/what-is-the-
> difference-
> between-%e8%a6%8b%e3%81%a4%e3%81%91%e3%82%8b-and-%e6%8e%a2%e3%81%99)

But I found some sentences where both have been translated as "find"

> わたしはあくまでも彼女を **見つける** つもりです。 I will definitely find her.
>
> ＫＴビル４階で対象を **発見** しました I found the target on the fourth floor of the KT
> Building.

Are they equivalent or is there a slight difference ?
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Difference between 見つける and 発見する
This is basically another [wago-and-kango](/questions/tagged/wago-and-kango
"show questions tagged 'wago-and-kango'") problem. 発見 is a much bigger and
stiffer word used in scientific, military or other serious business contexts.
You should not use 発見 in everyday casual conversations unless a joke is
intended.
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