The difference between Apparent and Transparent

When used as adjectives, apparent means capable of being seen, or easily seen, whereas transparent means see-through, clear.


check bellow for the other definitions of Apparent and Transparent

  1. Apparent as an adjective:

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

  2. Apparent as an adjective:

    Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

  3. Apparent as an adjective:

    Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

  1. Transparent as an adjective (of a material or object):

    See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

    Examples:

    "The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there."

  2. Transparent as an adjective (of a system or organization):

    Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

  3. Transparent as an adjective:

    Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

    Examples:

    "His reasons for the decision were transparent."

  4. Transparent as an adjective (signal processing):

    Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.