appear vs look

appear

verb
  • To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. 

  • To come before the public. 

  • To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest. 

  • To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. 

  • To bring into view. 

  • To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried. 

look

verb
  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. 

  • To make sure of, to see to. 

  • To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. 

  • To give an appearance of being. 

  • To face or present a view. 

  • To expect or anticipate. 

  • As an intransitive verb, often with "at". 

  • To search for, to try to find. 

  • To appear, to seem. 

noun
  • A facial expression. 

  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

How often have the words appear and look occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )