No. 888 in Turkish
görüyor
"Sees" or "is seeing."
In a sentence
Ahmet, uzaklardan gelen gemiyi görüyor.
Ahmet sees the ship coming from afar.
The word "görüyor" is used in a present continuous sense to indicate that Ahmet is currently perceiving the ship with his eyes.
O, bu resimde ne olduğunu görüyor.
He/she understands what is depicted in this picture.
The word "görüyor" is used to describe cognitive perception, where the individual discerns the content of the image.
Ali, rüyasında eski arkadaşlarını görüyor.
Ali is seeing his old friends in his dream.
Here, "görüyor" conveys a dream-like visual perception, indicating an experience within a dream rather than literal sight.
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