声こえはすれども姿すがたは見みえず

expression

I hear voices but I can't see anybody; it's audible but invisible

A set phrase from a mid-Edo folk song, used to express that someone's presence is felt but they cannot be seen, or more broadly that something is known indirectly but not directly observable.

• 霧きりの中なかで声こえはすれども姿すがたは見みえず、不ふ思し議ぎな気き持もちになった。

  In the fog, I could hear voices but couldn't see anyone, and it felt eerie.

• ネット上じょうでは声こえはすれども姿すがたは見みえずの状じょう態たいが続つづいている。

  Online, it's a situation where you hear voices but can't see faces.