See, look at, etc. something through somebody’s eyes

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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.
Visual representation of "see, look at, etc. something through somebody’s eyes" - To understand or imagine what someone else is feeling or seeing

Often appears as...

  • see life through his eyes
  • see situations through her eyes

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Idiomatic

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Empathy Expression

Use this phrase to show you're trying to understand someone's unique perspective or feelings.

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To resolve our disagreement, I tried to look at the issue through his eyes.
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Imaginative Understanding

It's a figurative way to say you're imagining experiencing what another person experiences.

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The teacher asked us to look at the poem through the poet's eyes.
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Cultural Sensitivity

It’s useful when discussing how people from different cultures perceive things.

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