apparent

adjective3

1. •
   Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

   • Her disappointment was apparent to everyone.
   • The apparent cause of the fire was faulty wiring.
2. •
   Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

   • Salisbury: It is apparent foul-play; and ’tis shame / That greatness should so grossly offer it: / So thrive it in your game! and so, farewell. — 1596
3. •
   Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

   • What George Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. — 1785