Breakdown of Das Haus sieht von außen schön aus.
Questions & Answers about Das Haus sieht von außen schön aus.
Because the full verb is aussehen, which is a separable verb.
- Infinitive: aussehen = to look / to appear
In a main clause, the conjugated part goes to the usual verb position, and the prefix goes to the end:
- Das Haus sieht ... aus.
- Ich sehe müde aus.
- Sie sieht gut aus.
So in this sentence:
- sieht = the conjugated verb part
- aus = the separable prefix
That is completely normal German word order for separable verbs.
Not by itself. The full verb is aussehen, and that means to look or to appear.
So:
- sehen = to see
- aussehen = to look / to appear
That is why Das Haus sieht von außen schön aus does not mean The house sees beautifully from the outside. It means the house looks beautiful from the outside.