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Formation: V / い-adj plain form (often V-ている, V-ない) + ところを見ると; な-adj + な + ところを見ると

The speaker takes something they can actually see or observe as evidence and makes a guess from it. Because the main clause is an inference, it normally ends in らしい, ようだ, のだろう, に違いない or 〜と見える. It cannot state a confirmed fact, the speaker's will or a request. It is used in both conversation and writing. The evidence is a concrete state or event described by a clause, so the pattern attaches to verbs and adjectives rather than bare nouns. 〜からすると／からして also mean 'judging from', but they usually follow a noun and the basis can be any kind of information, while ところを見ると always points to a situation in front of the speaker.

Variants: 〜ところから見ると、〜ところをみると

Examples

• 彼女がずっと黙っているところを見ると、まだ怒っているらしい。
  Judging from the fact that she's been silent all this time, she still seems to be angry.
• 店の前に行列ができているところを見ると、よほどおいしいのだろう。
  Judging by the queue outside the shop, the food must be really good.
• 返事がないところを見ると、彼はまだ忙しいのかもしれない。
  Since there's no reply, maybe he's still busy.

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