What's the difference between "appear like" and "look like"?
Known officially as the National Aquatics Center, the building's design and its translucent, blue-toned outside skin make it appear like a cube of bubbles (Haici Cidian)
It looks like a saddle
Best Answer
Appear is another word for seem - something which shows itself gradually/slowly can appear.
The sun appears over the horizon.Look is more direct and explains something which you can see immediately.Look like means something bear a physical resemblance to;
She looks like her mother.