to the eye

to the eye  {adv. phr.}
As it is seen; as a person or thing first seems; apparently.
That girl looks to the eye like a nice girl to know, but she is really rather mean.
That suit appears to the eye to be a good buy, but it may not be.
Compare: AT FIRST GLANCE.
Categories: adverb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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