推量・伝聞N4
〜ようだ
seems like... / as if...
Structure
V/い形容詞（普通形） + ようだ；な形容詞（語幹）+ な + ようだ；N + の + ようだ
Explanation
Expresses the speaker's inference based on some evidence, or a simile. Attached to の + noun, or plain verb/adjective forms. ① Inference: "seems/appears..."; ② Simile: "like...". Conjugates like a な-adjective.
Examples
玄関に靴があるから、田中さんはもう帰ってきたようです。
There are shoes at the entrance, so it seems Tanaka has already come back.
雪のように白い花が咲いています。
White flowers like snow are blooming.
Note
ようだ is more written; みたいだ is used in casual speech. らしい emphasizes objective evidence, while ようだ emphasizes subjective judgment.