"I see you" Translation


> 私があなたを見る。

vs.

> あなたが見えてます。

Which sentence is closer to "I see you"? In the first, I tried using が to mark
私 as the doer of the verb. Then I used を to mark the direct object of the
verb. The second is what Google Translate gave which is totally different than
how I would have gone about it.

Also, what would the normal way to say "I see you" be?




Both sentences are similar, but carry slightly different meanings.

I think the most pressing thing to take note of is the difference between 見る
and 見える. For a deeper understanding, I suggest checking out [this
thread](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/5287/what-is-the-
difference-
between-%e8%a6%8b%e3%81%88%e3%82%8b-%e3%81%bf%e3%81%88%e3%82%8b-%e8%81%9e%e3%81%93%e3%81%88%e3%82%8b-%e3%81%8d%e3%81%93%e3%81%88%e3%82%8b-and-%e8%a6%8b%e3%82%89%e3%82%8c%e3%82%8b-%e3%81%bf%e3%82%89%e3%82%8c%e3%82%8b-%e8%81%9e%e3%81%91%e3%82%8b-%e3%81%8d%e3%81%91%e3%82%8b)
and [this thread.](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/39242/what-is-
the-difference-between-%e8%a6%8b%e3%82%8b-and-%e8%a6%8b%e3%81%88%e3%82%8b)
But, for now, I will focus on the most likely application of the word:

見る: to look. (the action of looking)

見える: to be visible. (the action of having the ability to be looked at)

> 私があなたを見る

If we break this down literally, it would be something like "I am look(ing) at
you."

> あなたが見えてます。

And if we broke this one down literally, it would be "You are visible"/"You
are seen."

Thusly, if you wanted not to say "I am look(ing) at you" but instead, "I can
see you" (lit: You are visible to me) it would be:

> 私にはあなたが見えてます。

