Vocabulary
보이다
be visible, appear
Meaning
보이다 : be visible, appear. With a thing as subject, means “be visible”; can also describe appearance or perception.
Why this form?
보다 — “see/look” is active with an object; 보이다 expresses what comes into view.
Useful forms
보여 = 보이- + -어 (contracted). It is not 봐, the form of 보다 (“see/look”).
Forms not to confuse
보다
저 산을 봐요. — I look at that mountain.
Examples
뭐라도 익숙한 거 보여? — Do you see anything familiar?
바다가 보여요. — I can see the sea.