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JLPT N2Spoken and writtenTwo uses

からしてeven the …; judging from

Two uses. "Even the …": the first, most basic part of something is like this, so the rest goes without saying. And "judging from": one sign, and what you make of it.

How to form it

Noun + からして

The same in both uses.

Before itAfter it
Even the …The first thing you meet, or whoever should set the example: 名な前まえ, 玄げん関かん, リーダーA verdict on the whole: 変へんだ, 豪ごう華かだ
Judging fromA sign: 口くちぶり, 表ひょう情じょう, 価か格かくA guess: ようだ, らしい, だろう

Even the …

Often a complaint, though it praises too.

Judging from

In this use からすると says much the same.

Whose view, or what evidence?

Three of these fit one sentence, each with its own point.

にしたら・にすれば・にしてみればN2

After a person: you imagine how things feel in their place. Not for your own opinion.

としてはN2

After a person or an organization, often yourself (私わたしとしては): where they stand. After a category: "for a …" (新しん人じんとしては).

から見ると・からすると・から言うとN2

After a person, yourself included: how things look from there (but not から言いうと). After evidence: "judging from" (この結けっ果かからすると).

ところを見るとN2

After a clause, not a noun: what you saw for yourself. Your guess follows.

Close neighbours

をはじめN2

Also "starting with", but it only names the best-known member of a group. No verdict, no guess.

Check yourself

1What is this person telling you about the restaurant?

このレストランは、前ぜん菜さいからして手てが込こんでいる。

Choose an answer to see why.

2Which one fits?

(  )からして、彼かれはかなり怒おこっているようだ。

Choose an answer to see why.

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