見み比くらべる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

compare by looking; look back and forth between; judge by comparison

Used when visually comparing two or more things, or judging them by looking at them side by side. The objects are usually marked with を, often as AとBを見比べる.

• 二に枚まいの写しゃ真しんを見み比くらべると、違ちがいがすぐ分わかる。

  If you compare the two photos, you can see the difference right away.

• 彼かの女じょは地ち図ずと駅えきの案あん内ない板ばんを見み比くらべた。

  She compared the map with the station information board.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

weigh against each other; take into consideration; bear in mind

An extended use for comparing factors and taking them into account when making a judgment. It still has a sense of setting things side by side mentally, rather than simply remembering one fact.

• 価か格かくと性せい能のうを見み比くらべて、新あたらしいパソコンを選えらんだ。

  I chose a new computer by weighing the price against the performance.

• 各かく社しゃの条じょう件けんを見み比くらべてから契けい約やくを決きめたい。

  I want to decide on the contract after taking each company's terms into consideration.