Guy 1 - What do your paintings look like?
Guy 2 - That's a little hard to explain. They're abstract.
Guy 1 - So they don't really look like anything?
Guy 2 - No, that's the whole idea.
Hi. Does "look like" seem natural to you in Guy 1's second line of dialog? Or would one of "depict" or "represent" be a better choice?
anonymous Does "look like" seem natural to you in Guy 1's second line of dialog? Yes. Very natural.
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anonymousDoes "look like" seem natural to you in Guy 1's second line of dialog?
Yes. Very natural.
anonymousOr would one of "depict" or "represent" be a better choice?
'represent' is a more formal choice, but not necessarily better. Personally, I wouldn't choose 'depict'.
CJ