百聞ひゃくぶんは一見いっけんに如しかず

expression

seeing is believing; a picture is worth a thousand words

Proverb emphasizing that firsthand experience is more reliable than hearsay. Often used when encouraging someone to see something for themselves.

• 百ひゃく聞ぶんは一いっ見けんに如しかずというから、実じっ際さいに現げん地ちに行いってみよう。

  They say seeing is believing, so let's actually go to the site.

• 写しゃ真しんで見みるより、実じつ物ぶつを見みたほうがいい。百ひゃく聞ぶんは一いっ見けんに如しかずだ。

  It's better to see the real thing than a photo. A picture is worth a thousand words.