"Wir sehen die Bäume."

Translation: We see the trees.

[JJ1856]

'We are looking at the trees' was marked wrong. BEOLINGUS online dictionary says 'looking at ' is 'sehen'.

[mrdeanvincent]

I'm not sure about German but in English 'to look' and 'to see' can mean very different things.

[Carl_Ramrod]

I too would like an explanation for why "We are looking at the trees" is unacceptable.

[GedFarnan]

Looking and seeing two different things.

[claudia.asaftei]

Sehen = to see. So it sounds more logical to say "we see the trees"

[Ablitzninja]

i think its wrong be cause its we SEE THE TREES not we are looking at the trees JJ1856

[MirindaWer]

The translation is wrong. "Looking at" translates as "ansehen"

[Steph79019]

It seems from looking at the Collins Dictionary that the English phrase look at is more accurately translated as ansehen.
I guess the English distinction between see and looking at is almost of a passive versus active nature.

[LiamBertra2]

"Ich bin das Lorax, ich spreche für die Bäume!" ... Ist das richtig?

[pianoman7412]

I don't know if y'all know this, but most of the time: German words that are built from "au", the plural usually makes that 'au' into 'a umlaut u'.

[KogtistiyG]

We see the trees but not the forest...

[Seger1234]

Incorrectly pronounced

[Arctinus]

Which one did you hear? The one here in this forum (the female voice) has a correct pronunciation.

[nonny123]

But do they see the wood

[Belesdan]

Nice German phrase: Sie sehen vor lauter Bäumen den Wald nicht mehr (because of all the trees they don´t see the wood anymore).

[ot8mot]

In spanish we use to look (mirar) for a quick view. To observe (observar) for maintain the view over something/someone or a place and its details. And watch (ver) as when you stare at a TV/PC/smartphone screen or a live match or concert paying attention to what's happening.

[ot8mot]

"we are watching the trees" marked wrong too ..