Meaning of 見た目(みため) in Japanese

Example Sentences

見た目, みため used in context

• 選挙(せんきょ)に勝つ(かつ)には「見た目(みため)」が何(なに)割(わり)？

  How much of winning an election is down to looks?

• 「見た目(みため)は悪くない(わるい)がちょっと(いっすん)軽薄(けいはく)そう」な外見(がいけん)とは裏腹に(うらはら)、彼女(かのじょ)はいない(いる)し(あずさ)、女性(じょせい)に手が早い(てがはやい)ワケ(わけ)でもない。

  In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.

• 「まあ、見た目(みため)は変(へん)(へん)なヤツ(やっこ)だが・・・中身(なかみ)はもっと変(へん)(へん)だ」「フォローになってないです」

  Well he looks odd on the surface ... but he's even odder on the inside. "You're really not helping me there."

• 彼女(かのじょ)はみためにかわいい少女(しょうじょ)だ。

  She is a pretty girl to look at.

• 白い(しろい)ゆりは見た目(みため)がとてもきれいだ。

  A white lily is very beautiful to look at.

• 見た目(みため)には優し(やさしい)そうだけど、彼(あれ)って皆(みな)から外柔内剛(がいじゅうないごう)の結構(けっこう)なタフネゴシエータと言われている(いう)よ。

  He seems like a softy on the surface. But at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.