Structure
Verb + ところを見ると
Details
Standard
Rare Kanji
所
About ところを見ると
ところを見ると is a set phrase in Japanese that highlights the situation or place of (A), before examining it subjectively. This often comes across simply as 'judging from (A)', or 'seeing that (A)'. Literally, it can be thought of as 'if looking at the aspect of (A)', before the speaker will then go on to state what their judgment is.
This grammar pattern will appear directly following verbs in any of their standard forms.
Due to ところを見ると expressing primarily subjective opinions based on single observable actions, the (B) part of sentences including this structure will often include things like だろう, かも, でしょう, ね, etc, in order to show that the speaker is not actually claiming anything factually.
Related
Vocab Coverage
All Bunpro Vocab that appears on this item.
Examples
--:--
香水をつけているところを見ると、お出掛けですね？
Seeing that you are wearing perfume, are you going out?
心当たりがないところを見ると、誤解かもしれない。
Seeing that you have no clue, it is probably a misunderstanding.
このタイミングで交替したところを見ると、あのピッチャーは怪我をしたのかもしれない。
Judging from the timing of the change, that pitcher was probably injured.
彼が落ち込んでいるところを見ると、恋人に振られたのかもしれない。
Judging from the fact that he is sullen, he was probably dumped by his lover.
焦がしたところを見ると、彼女は料理が苦手なのでしょう。
Seeing that she burned it, she is not that great at cooking, is she?
Get more example sentences!
Premium users get access to 12 example sentences on all Grammar Points.
Self-Study Sentences
Online
ところをみると
JapaneseTest4You
Offline
There are no Offline resources listed for 「ところを見ると」.
You can . Resources are constantly updated, come back later to see new additions!
Track Resources!
Bunpro tracks all of the resources you’ve visited, and offers relevant bookmarks of physical books to help with offline tracking.
ところを見ると – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (2 in total)
Whologist
What is the difference between からすると and ところを見ると?
Fuga
Hey @Whologist !
The main difference between からすると and ところを見ると is that ところを見ると has the nuance that you are making a conclusion based on what you are seeing or are sure about, and it is used with verbs. Although からすると has a similar nuance, it has a stronger nuance that the speaker is making an assumption based on what the they heard, saw, or read, and it is used with nouns.
We hope that answers your question!