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According to
[goo](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/thsrs/8782/meaning/m0u/%E8%A8%AA%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B/),
We can say 「彼を訪ねる」 but not 「彼を訪れる」 and we should instead say 「彼の家を訪れる」if we
use the verb 訪れる. Does it have a nuance? Does it open the doors to another
interpretation(visiting his house instead of visiting him for example)?

I know this classification is debatable, but 訪れる is JLPT 1 and 訪ねる is JLPT 4
on jisho.org, is 訪れる more formal or rare than 訪ねる?
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What is the difference between 訪れる and 訪ねる?
Regarding frequency first, 訪れる is roughly three times more common than 訪ねる on
BCCWJ. 訪れる is seven times more common if we limit the results to Yahoo!
blog/chiebukuro articles, which indicates 訪ねる is even less common in
relatively casual written materials. I personally think you should master 訪れる
first. But 訪ねる is not uncommon at all, and you may have to learn it before
JLPT 1 level.

IMHO, ～を訪れる is a neutral word usable in business settings and other everyday
situations. You can also say ～に訪れる. (Note that 訪ねる is not a keigo and you
often have to use honorific いらっしゃる or humble 伺う/お邪魔する instead.)

On the other hand, when an object is a place name, I feel ～を訪ねる is a rather
literary and somewhat "nostalgic" term typically used with historical
attractions (石川啄木ゆかりの地を訪ねる), one's hometown (母校を訪ねる), temples/shrines
(東北の神社を訪ねる旅), etc. Using it with nearby modern facilities (e.g. 駅前のクリニックを訪ねる)
is fine in stiff novels, but it can sound a little off in ordinary blog
articles and such.
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訪ねる is informal, can be considered as just one of a set of actions, and
contains an implied purpose for visiting:

> オバマさんが、広島を訪ね, 慰霊碑に献花した。  
>  Mr Obama visited Hiroshima and laid flowers at the Memorial (implying
> perhaps he visited to pay his respects???).

With the informal 訪ねる, it's likely "visiting your friend's house" is
contracted to "visiting your friend" in everday usage as your listener expects
from the verb that your friend will be at home。 If you were catching up with
your friend elsewhere, you would more likely state the location, use a verb
such as 会う, and say something to the effect that "you are going to 'meet' your
friend at a cafe".

訪れる is more polite and 訪問する more formal and are used when there is an explicit
purpose for visiting a place:

> 米国のオバマ大統領は広島を訪問した... 「核なき世界」の理想を追い求める決意を強調した。  
>  The President of the United States, Mr Obama, visited Hiroshima...
> (explicitly) emphasizing his pursuit of the ideal of a 'nuclear-free world'.

[Examples are from the 2017 News Kentei Guide]
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