Can't remember if 'ākara' means 'look at' or 'see'

yeah i get confused with these too. i think 'ākara' is more like actively looking at something, like when the course says ''Ākara mai ki āku, 'inē?' for 'please look at me'. whereas 'kite' seems more about knowing or seeing in general? like 'ka kite koe' is 'do you know'. but honestly not 100% sure on the difference.

Yeah, that makes sense. I’ve noticed too that 'kite' is used a lot in questions about knowing stuff, like 'Ka kite koe i te tuatua Māori?' which is 'Do you speak Māori?'. It feels more like 'to know' or 'to see' in a broader way. I wish the course had more examples with both words side by side. Do you guys find it easier to learn when you hear native speakers use them?

oh wait, that's interesting about 'kite' being in questions. i just noticed the course has 'ka kite koe i te' for 'do you know...' too. makes me wonder if there's a pattern there with question words? also seeing ''ākara'anga' in stuff like ''ākara'anga ro'iro'i a pāpā' for 'dad looks tired' makes me think 'ākara' is definitely more about the act of looking or appearing.

Yeah, 'ākara' definitely feels like focusing on how something looks or appears, like in 'Ākara'anga maromaroā a Māmā' for mum looking sad. I’ve been trying to remember that by thinking of 'ākara' as a kind of spotlight on how someone or something seems. Have you tried making flashcards with sentences like those? It helps me a bit.