Empathy is dependent in part on the ability to see similarities between the experiences of others and our own, even when these are not obvious.
Of course, one could be seeing similarities where in all likelihood none existed.
Do you see similarities with the typical American dream of success?
"I see similarities to 1987, but whether they're important or not I don't know."
The two men closed and Alexia saw similarities in how they moved.
Each one is different, of course, but I saw similarities.
Harmon saw similarities between Chase and the character he plays on the show.
Daly is not the only one who sees similarities between the two Detroit teams.
And after the financial collapse, I saw similarities- how the government failed to do its job as a watchdog.
After 1945 only few observers continued to see similarities.