Is 「として」 seen as 「と+して 」？


として is translated in dictionaries as meaning something like "as" or "in the
role of".

I'm curious if Japanese speakers see this word as one word, or is it seen as
having some relation to と+して (i.e., quote particle + する)?




Yes. XをYとする is a related construction.




Yes. XをYとする is a related construction.

