見えます / 聞こえます (miemasu / kikoemasu) — Can see / can hear (naturally)
Things that reach your eyes and ears without you trying.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
見えます and 聞こえます mean something is visible or audible on its own — you do not try, it simply reaches your eyes or ears. 見られます／聞けます is about opportunity instead: with a ticket you 見られます a film, with free time you 聞けます a song. The easy split — 見えます = you open your eyes and it is there; 見られます = you get the chance to watch. Both take が: 海が 見えます, 音が 聞こえます. The negatives are 見えません／聞こえません.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
ここから 海が 見えます。
koko kara umi ga miemasu.
You can see the sea from here.
隣の 部屋から 声が 聞こえます。
tonari no heya kara koe ga kikoemasu.
I can hear a voice from the next room.
雨で 何も 見えません。
ame de nani mo miemasen.
Because of the rain I cannot see anything.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3You open the window and Mt. Fuji is simply there. Which is correct?
💡 Hint: No effort was needed — it was simply visible.
For something visible on its own, use 見えます. 見られます would mean "I get the chance to watch".
I got a ticket, so I can watch that film. Which is correct?
💡 Hint: This is about opportunity.
With an opportunity or permission, use 見られます. 見えます is only for what is visible on its own.
Which particle goes with 見えます and 聞こえます?
💡 Hint: 海 見えます.
海が 見えます, 音が 聞こえます. を is not used.
Your score: /3