sehbar

Sehbar is a German adjective meaning capable of being seen or perceivable. It is used to describe something that can be observed with the senses or understood through evidence, and it can apply to both physical visibility and abstract notice.

The word is formed from the verb sehen (to see) and the suffix -bar, which indicates capability or possibility, similar to the English suffix -able. In usage, sehbar is closely related to, but slightly distinct from, synonyms such as sichtbar (visible) and erkennbar (recognizable). Sichtbar emphasizes that something is in view, while sehbar stresses the potential to perceive it under appropriate conditions.

In use, sehbar often carries a nuance of observability under investigation or with proper perception. It can describe phenomena that are evident to an observer or that become apparent through analysis or observation. In scientific or analytic contexts, sehbar refers to things that can be directly observed or inferred from data, as opposed to theoretical constructs that are not yet observable.

Typical examples include:

- Die Auswirkungen der Maßnahme sind bereits sehbar.

- Die Ergebnisse sind momentan noch nicht sehbar, weitere Beobachtungen sind nötig.

- Unter den gegebenen Bedingungen ist eine sehbare Verbesserung zu erwarten.

See also: sichtbar, erkennbar, offensichtlicht, wahrnehmbar. The term remains common in everyday German as well as in formal and scientific writing, where it helps distinguish what can be perceived from what is merely hypothesized.