"Does he see through it?"

Translation: Lui ci vede attraverso?

[Eylon.saadon]

why is it "ci" and not "lo"

[pyatpree]

lui ci vede attraverso = does he see through it
WHEREAS
lui lo vede attraverso = does he see it through something else (for example): lui lo vede attraverso la finistra = does he see it through the window

[cbx500]

How about "Lui ne vede attraverso"?

[GregHullender]

I don't think that works because attraverso is a preposition and the only prepositions that work with ne are di and da.

[GregHullender]

I want this to translate to "Does he see through here/there" but I think I may have too narrow a view of what ci can do. It replaces the objects of a number of different prepositions--and sometimes replaces the whole preposition too.

I guess this is just an odd case where in English we think of something you see through as a thing (even if it's only empty air) but in Italian they think of it as a place.