See, look at, etc. something through somebody’s eyes
phrase
To understand or imagine what someone else is feeling or seeing.
In order to empathize with her, you have to see the world through her eyes.

Often appears as...
- see life through his eyes
- see situations through her eyes
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
To understand or imagine what someone else is feeling or seeing.
In order to empathize with her, you have to see the world through her eyes.

Often appears as...
- see life through his eyes
- see situations through her eyes
Usage tips
Idiomatic
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Empathy Expression
Use this phrase to show you're trying to understand someone's unique perspective or feelings.

To resolve our disagreement, I tried to look at the issue through his eyes.
Imaginative Understanding
It's a figurative way to say you're imagining experiencing what another person experiences.

The teacher asked us to look at the poem through the poet's eyes.
Cultural Sensitivity
It’s useful when discussing how people from different cultures perceive things.

Seeing the celebration through their eyes, I appreciated its significance.
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