見みると聞きくとは大おお違ちがい

expression

seeing is believing; there's a big difference between hearing about something and seeing it yourself

Proverb emphasizing that firsthand experience is far more impactful or different from secondhand reports.

• 富ふ士じ山さんの写しゃ真しんを見みたときは普ふ通つうだと思おもったけど、実じっ際さいに行いってみたら見みると聞きくとは大おお違ちがいだった。

  When I saw photos of Mt. Fuji I thought it was ordinary, but when I actually went there, seeing it in person was completely different from hearing about it.