The verb 見える ( _mieru_ ) appears to be able to conjugate to 見えられる (
_mierareru_ ) (potential form).

If it is so, what is the meaning of _mierareru_ and how is it different from
_mieru_?

To my knowledge _mieru_ = "can see". So what would the potential form
_mierareru_ mean then?
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grammar conjugations potential-form
Is 見えられる the potential form of 見える?
見える is already a potential form of 見る, so 見えられる doesn't make sense.

見られる is a potential, passive, respect, spontaneous form of 見る.

And 見える is a respect form of 来る. Some people may use 見えられる for this meaning
but this is grammatically incorrect because it is redundant keigo.

The other usages of 見える.
<http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/210883/meaning/m0u/%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B/>
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The most literal translation of 見える is "to be visible". As this is a verb, you
can _theoretically_ put -られる to it, and られる has four interpretations:
potential, passive, respectful, and spontaneous.

  * **potential** : "be able to be visible" (?)
  * **passive** : "be been visible" (???)

If you find any situation these forms are usable, then they are.

  * **respectful** : 見える is not a intentional action, so honorific form using -られる is inapplicable. But as 見える itself can be used as a respectful form of 来る, some people use 見えられる by analogy with 来られる. However, the usage is considered incorrect since 見える as honorific is already equivalent to 来られる.

  * **spontaneous** : not applicable outside verbs of thinking.
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