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少し離れたところから見ればそれはボールのように見える。

Sentence Analyzer

少し 離れた ところ から 見れば それ ぼーる ように 見える

English Translation

Seen from a distance, it looks like a ball.

Furigana

(すこ)(はな)れたところから()ればそれはボールのように()える。

Romanji

Sukoshi hanareta tokoro kara mireba sore wa bo-ru no yōni mieru.

Words

少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
離れる (はなれる)
to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ホール (ホール)
hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible