〜ようだ (formal) and 〜みたいだ (casual) mean "seems like" based on observation or inference.
Appearance/inference - 雨が降ったようだ (It seems like it rained)
Simile - 子供のように笑った (laughed like a child)
He seems busy.
ようだ: Noun + のようだ, な-adj + なようだ
みたいだ: Attaches directly (no の or な)
ようだ needs の/な, みたいだ doesn't
- ✅ 夢のようだ / 夢みたいだ
- ❌ 夢ようだ
ようだ vs そうだ (様態)
- ようだ = inference from evidence
- そうだ = direct visual impression
ように/みたいに as adverbs
- 子供のように泣いた (cried like a child)
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