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sehenswert

be worth seeing

Definition & meaning

Sehenswert is an adjective meaning worth seeing, worth visiting, or noteworthy. It describes something that is considered interesting, impressive, beautiful, or important enough to justify seeing it.

It is commonly used for:

  • films, exhibitions, and performances: “worth watching”
  • cities, buildings, and landscapes: “worth visiting”
  • sights and attractions: “worth seeing”

Examples:

  • Der Film ist sehenswert. — The film is worth watching.
  • Die Stadt hat viele sehenswerte Gebäude. — The city has many buildings worth seeing.
  • Das Museum ist besonders sehenswert. — The museum is especially worth visiting.

Grammar & Word origin

Sehenswert is an adjective.

It is formed from:

  • sehen — to see
  • -wert — worth, worthy of

Literally, it means “worthy of being seen.”

As a predicative adjective, it does not receive an ending:

  • Der Film ist sehenswert. — The film is worth watching.

As an attributive adjective, it takes the usual adjective endings:

  • ein sehenswerter Film — a film worth watching
  • eine sehenswerte Ausstellung — an exhibition worth visiting
  • sehenswerte Orte — places worth seeing

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • bemerkenswert — remarkable or noteworthy; broader and not necessarily connected with seeing
  • interessant — interesting; less strongly expresses that something is specifically worth seeing
  • eindrucksvoll — impressive; emphasizes the strong impression something makes
  • attraktiv — attractive or appealing; does not necessarily imply that something is worth visiting or watching
  • empfehlenswert — recommendable; broader than sehenswert and applicable to products, actions, books, or experiences

Antonyms

  • uninteressant — uninteresting
  • langweilig — boring
  • nicht sehenswert — not worth seeing; the most direct opposite
  • enttäuschend — disappointing; something may be disappointing without being entirely uninteresting

The adjective unsehenswert exists but is uncommon. Nicht sehenswert is much more natural in everyday German.

Common phrases & collocations

  • ein sehenswerter Film — a film worth watching
  • eine sehenswerte Ausstellung — an exhibition worth visiting
  • sehenswerte Sehenswürdigkeiten — sights worth seeing
  • besonders sehenswert — especially worth seeing
  • absolut sehenswert — absolutely worth seeing
  • nicht sehenswert — not worth seeing

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Examples

Die Altstadt ist wirklich sehenswert.adjective

The old town is really worth seeing.

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