have the appearance

idiom

: to seem to be (something) according to appearance yet not necessarily so in reality

The furniture has the appearance of being made by hand.

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Briggs New York Women’s Super Stretch Pants $30 These pants may have the appearance of a highly elevated pair of work pants, but are actually made with a super comfortable and flexible elastic-rayon blend that gives them the feeling of your favorite yoga pants. —Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2024

The concrete footers have the appearance of ruins that only coincidentally enhance the aesthetic experience of the woods in which they’re situated. —Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023

To have the appearance of making eye contact on Zoom, for example, someone must look into the camera rather than at the other person’s face on the screen. —Megan Arnold, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023

This will shorten the length of your plant in some areas, but the leaves that are pinned to the soil will make your plant have the appearance of looking bigger, fuller, and healthier. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023

These setae have the appearance of animal fur, which is why many say the caterpillars resemble Persian cats. —Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023

When it’s being used as a desk, the three panels have the appearance of cabinets, and the curved desk sides look chic and stylish. —Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023

When it’s being used as a desk, the three panels have the appearance of cabinets, and the curved desk sides look chic and stylish. —Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023

Ergo, the outputs from generative AI seem to amazingly have the appearance of human writing. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023