看起来
kàn qǐ lái
Appearance with "kanqilai"
看起来 means "looks like" — a judgement from appearances.
Subj. + 看起来 + Adj. / Clause
How it works
这家餐厅看起来不错 — this restaurant looks decent. The speaker hasn't been in yet.
The same 起来 pattern works with other senses: 听起来 (sounds), 吃起来 (tastes), 用起来 (feels to use).
It can take a whole clause: 看起来他不想去.
Examples
zhè jiā cān tīng kàn qǐ lái bú cuò
这家餐厅看起来不错。
This restaurant looks good.
nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn lèi
你看起来很累。
You look tired.
tīng qǐ lái bú tài hǎo
听起来不太好。
That doesn't sound great.