Verb

an|sehen

Translation

to look at, to watch, to regard as, to see

Wir wollen uns die Stadt ansehen.

We want to look at the city.

Ich sehe mir jeden Abend die Nachrichten an.

I watch the news every evening.

Man sieht ihm die Müdigkeit an.

You can see the tiredness on him.

Ich sehe das als eine Chance an.

I regard this as an opportunity.

((sich3)) ((et4)) to watch sth. (for oneself) I'm watching the film.

((j-m)) ((et4)) to see sth. on sb. You can see the joy on his face.

((et4)) ((als et4)) to regard sth. as sth. I regard that as a compliment.

anschauen (to look at), betrachten (to regard), erachten als (to deem as)

From the prefix 'an-' (at) + 'sehen' (to see). Very similar to 'anschauen', but with broader meanings.

Almost interchangeable with 'anschauen', but since 'sehen' can also mean 'to understand', it extends to the abstract meaning of 'to regard as'.