To see is to use your eyes to notice something; it can also mean to understand or realize something.
From Old English “seon,” from Proto-Germanic “sehw-” meaning “to see.” It has long been used both for physical sight and mental understanding.
Languages often use vision words for thinking—“I see” means “I understand.” Your brain treats understanding like a kind of mental eyesight: making the invisible suddenly visible.
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