~ように思える / ~ように思う (it seems / one thinks)

The pattern [adj/clause]+ように plus 思える ('seems') or 思う ('think'), used for tentative impressions or judgements: 'it seems like X / one feels that X / have the impression that X.' A hedged way of expressing opinion; slightly more formal than ~と思う. The 思える variant emphasizes the impression arising spontaneously; 思う frames it as a reasoned judgement.