Structure
Verb + にしては
Noun + にしては
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About にしては
Like として, にして highlights an aspect of something from which another thing happens. The primary difference being that と implies that (B) results from (A), while に implies that (B) happens/exists at the same time as (A). This reflects the case marking particle に's use as a location. The adverbial particle は presents the entire (A) phrase as something that will be compared.
にしては is regularly translated as 'considering (A), (B)', or 'even for (A), (B)', and may be used with both verbs and nouns. Like として, にして is often considered as a stand-alone adverbial particle, despite stemming from several parts.
Despite the 'considering (A), (B)' translation, にしては is closer in meaning to 'while (A), (B)'. This expresses that (A) and (B) share a simultaneous relation, but also that (B) is not necessarily a result of (A) at all.
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子供にしては静かな方だ。
Considering (she) is a child, (she) is a quiet one.
力士にしては結構細いですね。
Considering he is a sumo wrestler, he is quite thin.
猫にしては大きすぎませんか？
(Even) for a cat, isn't it too big?
うどんにしては随分細い麺だな。
Considering it's udon, these noodles are quite thin.
昔話にしては、随分現実的な話ですね。
(Even) considering it is an old folk tale, it is quite a realistic story.
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