彼(かれ)等(ら) kareraは wa結(けっ)果(か) kekkaに ni満(まん)足(ぞく) manzokuしている shiteiruように youni見(み)え()た() mieta。 They seemed satisfied with the results. Literal They [topic-は] results [to-に] satisfied [like-ように] appeared. ~ように見えた means 'appeared to be, seemed like.' 満足しているように links the ongoing state of satisfaction to the perception verb. work~ように (so that)
彼(かれ)等(ら) kareraは wa結(けっ)果(か) kekkaに ni満(まん)足(ぞく) manzokuしている shiteiruように youni見(み)え()た() mieta。 They seemed satisfied with the results. Literal They [topic-は] results [to-に] satisfied [like-ように] appeared. ~ように見えた means 'appeared to be, seemed like.' 満足しているように links the ongoing state of satisfaction to the perception verb. work~ように (so that)