What does "so much" modify here?

1.He told police he didn't see it so much as sex, but more as teaching them about love.

2.I don't see it so much as erotic.

Q1)In the above sentences, is "so much" adverbly modifying "as sex" and "as eronic"?

I guess so, but I'm not sure about it.

Q2)And as in the below sentences, is it possible to use "so much" to adverbly modify prepositomal phrase?

3.It's not so much like that.

4.It's so much out of order.

5.It's not so much as realistic.

I think "so much" is modifying "like that", "out of order"; "as realistic".

Q3) In 1,2,3,4,5, is it possible to change "so much" to "very much" ?

Please answer three questions ! Thanks a lot.