【対する】と【への】はどう違いますか。


to explain some pattern to a friend, I used this sentence :

> 君への気持ちは強くなる。

To express " _my feelings toward you are getting stronger_ " and then I
thought about 【対する】.

What would the difference between those two sentences below be? :

> 君への気持ちは強くなる。
>
> 君に対する気持ちは強くなる。

Thanks!




In this particular context, 「対{たい}する」 and 「への」 are interchangeable as far as
meaning goes.

「対する」, with the "sharp" Sino 「たい」, sounds a little stiffer (and slightly more
formal) than the "softer" Yamato 「への」.

In a short and single sentence like this, however, the difference seems quite
minimal.

Note: Though this was not asked about, one **_cannot_** replace 「への」 by「対する」
in the following phrases.

「ハワイ **への** 旅{たび}」、「オリンピック **への** 道{みち}」、「あなた **への** プレゼント」, etc.




In this particular context, 「対{たい}する」 and 「への」 are interchangeable as far as
meaning goes.

「対する」, with the "sharp" Sino 「たい」, sounds a little stiffer (and slightly more
formal) than the "softer" Yamato 「への」.

In a short and single sentence like this, however, the difference seems quite
minimal.

Note: Though this was not asked about, one **_cannot_** replace 「への」 by「対する」
in the following phrases.

「ハワイ **への** 旅{たび}」、「オリンピック **への** 道{みち}」、「あなた **への** プレゼント」, etc.

