To find / to look for / to detect


Whats the difference between 見つからない and 見当たらない？

Is 見つけない used for physical objects? Like I can’t find the book etc...

and 見当たらない eg -> I can't find that line on this page?

In the middle of all this where does 見出す fit in?

I want to know the difference in nuanaces please




見つけない implies that something was lost and you are looking for it.

見当たらない means that you are looking for something and you cannot see it in your
immediate vicinity (as the word implies, within your field of vision). I often
use this phrase when looking for something on a piece of paper or a webpage.

