から見ると/から見れば/から見て/から見ても => from the point of view of; by the look of; judging from ~ N2
...かのように見える => to look; to seem; to appear ~ N2
For example, simile
に先立って => before; prior to ~ N2
に[先立「さきだ」]って/に[先立「さきだ」]ち/に[先立「さきだ」]つ => Before A occurs/takes place N2
Time, Situation
姿を見せる => figure; appearance N3
Ability
...かに見える => to look; to seem; to appear N2
For example, simile
[見「み」]える => Can be seen; is visible N4
Causative, Passive, Volitional
に先駆けて => prior to; to be the first (pioneer); being ahead of ~ N1
~はめになる(~羽目になる)     => to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant) N1
から[見「み」]れば => If you think from the standpoint of A N2
Considering, Concerning
に[先駆「さきが」]けて => The earliest, very first in A; Ahead of A, in advance of A N1
Time, Situation
この / その / あの => this / that N5
Spatial relations