"Kemajuan negara dilihat dari masyarakatnya."

Translation: The progress of the country is seen from its people.

[mschwabnz]

'by its people' might be a better translation.

[joeldipops]

Does this sentence mean that the people observe the progress, or that other people observe a country's progress by watching the people?

For the former, "by its people" is the correct translation. For the second "from its people" is OK, but "in its people" is better.

[229395fran]

Wouldn’t “by its people” be “oleh masyarakat”?

[Chiliem]

Maybe this is meant: "The progress of the country is seen (or is clear) by (looking at) its people"?

[Aleksandro_RU]

Why the translation isn't down here?