Отсюда видно море.

the sea

Breakdown of Отсюда видно море.

• видно: visible
• отсюда: from here

Questions & Answers about Отсюда видно море.

What does отсюда mean exactly, and how is it different from здесь?

Отсюда means from here. It focuses on the viewpoint or starting point.

So in this sentence, Отсюда видно море means that from this place, the sea is visible.

Compare:

• Здесь видно море = The sea is visible here
• Отсюда видно море = You can see the sea from here

Both can work, but отсюда is especially natural when talking about what can be seen from a particular spot.

What kind of word is видно here?

Here видно is an impersonal predicate. In practical terms, you can think of it as meaning:

• it is visible
• one can see
• you can see

It is related to видеть (to see), but it is not a normal personal verb form like вижу (I see) or видишь (you see).

So:

• Я вижу море = I see the sea
• Отсюда видно море = The sea is visible from here / You can see the sea from here

Russian uses this kind of structure very often with words like видно and слышно.

Why is there no word for you can in the Russian sentence?