Learn English – be looked vs look

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I wanted to be looked good in this picture. (Does it mean "look good to other people")
I wanted to look good in this picture.

What is the difference between both the sentences? Please explain when should I use which one now here I am talking about previous day I took a photo which all of this about.

Best Answer

"I wanted to be looked good" is ungrammatical.

I wanted to look good.

Automatically implies "look good to other people [who are looking at the picture]."

You can say "I want to be looked at," meaning "I want people to look at me," but there is no passive form of "to look good."

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