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Is there any difference in usage between **気{き}が向{む}く** and **気がする**?
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What is the difference between 気が向く and 気がする?
Both can be translated as "feel like", but they are totally different.

`気が向く` is "to feel like doing it", describing someone's volition or intention.

>   * 気が向いたら読んでください。 Please read it if you like to.
>   * うーん、どうも気が向かない。 Hmm, somehow I don't feel like doing it.
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`Verb/adjective + 気がする` is "to feel ～", describing someone's sense or
intuition.

>   * 難しい本のような気がする。 I feel it's a difficult book.
>   * 何かが足りない気がします。 I feel like something is lacking.
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**EDIT:** 気がする can also mean "feel like doing", especially in negative
sentences.

>   * 食べる気がしない。 I don't feel like eating it.
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