Verb

ein|sehen

Translation

to realize, to understand, to inspect, to view (documents)

Er musste seinen Fehler einsehen.

He had to admit his mistake.

Sie können die Akten hier einsehen.

You can view the files here.

Ich sehe nicht ein, warum ich das tun soll.

I don't see why I should do that.

((sth.)) to realize/admit sth. He had to admit his mistake.

((sth.)) to inspect/view sth. You can view the files here.

not see ((why/that...)) to not understand why/that... I don't see why I should do that.

Synonyms: verstehen (to understand), begreifen (to grasp); (for documents) prüfen (to check)

From 'ein-' (in, into) and 'sehen' (to see). Literally 'to see into', which leads to the meanings of understanding or inspecting.

Think of 'seeing into' ('einsehen') a problem to understand it, or 'seeing into' a document to inspect it.