Also means
plainly visible
Usage Note
Augenscheinlich is slightly more formal than offensichtlich and stresses that something is perceptible to the eye ('to the appearance of the eyes'). It often appears in written German and formal speech when an observation is treated as self-evident.
Examples
"Das Experiment ist augenscheinlich fehlgeschlagen."
Natural Translation
The experiment has obviously failed.
Literal Translation
The experiment is evidently failed.

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