appears
Comes into view
Appears means to come into view or become visible: A figure appeared in the doorway.
It also means to seem or give an impression: She appears tired, It appears we were wrong.
In formal contexts, to appear is to present oneself officially: He appeared in court, The band appears at the festival tonight.
Something that appears in a publication is included there: Her name appears on the list.
Comes into existence
- surfacesOuter layers or appears
- materializesBecomes physically present
- dawnsDay's earliest moments
- unfoldsSpreads from closed state
sprouts · blossoms · develops · originates · ascends · burgeons · evolves · manifests
Visual perception faculty
- observePerceive with attention
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- perceiveBecome conscious of
- detectNotice or discover
notice · glimpse · discern · spot · eyewitness · vision · glance · peek
Effect on the mind
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- semblanceOutward but misleading appearance
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
projection · inference · assumption · conjecture · speculation · supposition · belief · notion
Before the audience
- rolePosition or part
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- guestWelcomed visitor
starring · featured · billing · curtain call · spotlight · screen · broadcast · televised
Deceptive act or costume party
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
pretense · sham · feint · duplicity · guile · artifice · false front · misleading
arises
Comes into existence
- surfacesOuter layers or appears
- materializesBecomes physically present
- dawnsDay's earliest moments
unfolds · sprouts · blossoms · develops · originates · ascends · burgeons · evolves · manifests · debuts
sight
Visual perception faculty
detect · notice · glimpse · discern · spot · eyewitness · vision · glance · peek · transparent
impression
Effect on the mind
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- semblanceOutward but misleading appearance
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
facade · projection · inference · assumption · conjecture · speculation · supposition · belief · notion · resemblance
onstage
Before the audience
guest · starring · featured · billing · curtain call · spotlight · screen · broadcast · televised · live
masquerade
Deceptive act or costume party
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
charade · pretense · sham · feint · duplicity · guile · artifice · false front · misleading · feigned
appearsdisappears
Ceases to exist visibly
vanishes · fades · dematerializes · dissolves · dissipates
- make an appearanceArrive and be seen
- made an appearanceBecame visible or present
- making an appearanceAttending briefly, being seen
- guest appearanceBrief role by outsider
- keep up appearancesPretend all is well
- physical appearanceBodily visual traits
appear, disappear, appearance, disappeared, appeared, reappear, appearing, disappearing, reappearance