姿を見せる => figure; appearance N3
Ability
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
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
[見「み」]える => Can be seen; is visible N4
Causative, Passive, Volitional
...かに見える => to look; to seem; to appear N2
For example, simile
ふりをする => to pretend; to act as if ~ N3
ふりをする => To pretend to (be) A N3
Adjectival, Description
~をかわきりに(~を皮切りに)      => One after another; starting with ~ N1
...かのように見える => to look; to seem; to appear ~ N2
For example, simile
~をたて(~を経て)      => through; after; via N1
むりをする => to work too hard, to try too hard, to strain oneself N3
Description