expression, godan verb (-ru, irregular)
recognize; remember seeing before
Used when something looks familiar or you have a feeling you've seen it before. Often used in the negative form 見覚えがない to mean 'I don't recognize it' or 'it doesn't look familiar'.
See also: 見覚え
あの顔には見覚えがある。
I recognize that face.
この写真に見覚
Does this photo look familiar to you?
その名前は見覚えがない。
I don't recognize that name.