see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
見 centers on visual perception and its mental extensions: seeing, looking, and the resulting ideas, opinions, or hopes that come into view.
見 is a pictograph of an eye 目 on legs 儿, representing a person actively looking. The modern form preserves this eye-and-legs structure clearly.
The top part 目 is an eye, and the bottom 儿 looks like legs. Together they show a person walking around with wide-open eyes, seeing everything.
For ケン, imagine a keen-eyed person named Ken who sees every detail: Ken -> ケン, and his sharp eyes match the kanji's meaning.
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
to show; to display
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
discovery; detection; finding
opinion; view; comment
to be found; to be discovered
appearance; look
outward appearance
splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
opinion; point of view
review; reconsideration; revision
viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle
look; glimpse; glance
inspection; study by observation; field trip; tour; review
must-see; not-to-be-missed
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
outward appearance; looks
hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood
unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista
heading; headline; title; caption
prejudice; bias; distorted view
seeing; looking at
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
distinction
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
sample; specimen; pattern
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on
to look at again
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to inquire after
estimate; guess; conjecture; aim
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation
reward; compensation; repayment; something done or given in return
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
seeing (someone) off; send-off
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
sightseeing; watching; viewing
to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; highlight; good scene
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to find out; to discover; to notice; to detect
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to watch to the end
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful; shameful
abandonment; giving up; forsaking
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to see (someone) off; to escort
acquaintance
view; opinion; finding; findings
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
views; opinion; discernment
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
highlight (scene); high point; climax; showtime
show; display; pretensions; appearances; ostentation; vanity
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; new
to look up at; to raise one's eyes
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
trade fair
foresight; anticipation
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to look (stare) back at (someone)
to show off; to flaunt
guardianship; guardian
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to pattern oneself on
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
your views; your opinion
personal opinion
to lose sight of; to miss
(official) audience; interview; reception
looking away; looking aside
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently; knowingly
information; experience; knowledge; observation
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
shallow view; superficial idea
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
political views
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to exchange glances; to look at each other
to anticipate; to expect; to estimate; to count on; to allow for; to take into account
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fix one's eyes (on)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
looking from the side
(price) quotation; quote
minority opinion
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
to wait and see; to see how things go; to survey the situation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
not be found
to be found
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to misjudge; to mistake; to misread
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
press conference; news conference