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What does 見てみた imply? - stplush - 2010-03-05
Me again... Hate to make another topic with a sentence question, but I'm having a hard time understanding 見てみた. Thanks for the help.
彼は自分の状況を客観的に見てみたのね。
What does 見てみた imply? - liosama - 2010-03-05
He tried to, from an objective viewpoint, see the situation he was in~
I'm not sure if that's how those words translate, since it's the first time I've seen them.
But anyway ～てみる = 'try to/see to'
What does 見てみた imply? - pm215 - 2010-03-06
See also this question and its responses for more on てみる.
What does 見てみた imply? - Tobberoth - 2010-03-06
Yeah, liosamas translation is correct.
"He tried to look at his situation objectively."