me parece VS se me hace
Hello! Is there any difference between "me parece" and "se me hace"?
Me parece muy caro VS Se me hace muy caro
Even if it's just "one is used more than the other", I'd be interested to know the subtle difference in nuance. Thanks!
3 Answers
I understand your doubt and I hope to be clear enough.
In some occasions they are practically interchangeables, sometimes you can only use "me parece" , and sometimes you can only use "se me hace"
The thing is, " se me hace" implies that the situation is affecting to you. You have to cope with it. (It's ....something for me)
Esto se me hace difícil.
Se me hace muy tarde, tengo que irme.
And "me parece" express just an oppinion, it's more neutral (I think...) Here, "se me hace" does not work.
Me parece que tienes razón.
París me parece una ciudad preciosa.
These are examples in which you can use both:
La película me parece muy larga. (Objectively, I think this movie is long for everyone).
La película se me hace muy larga. (I don't know what the others think about, but this movie is too long for me)
La guerra me parece terrible. La guerra se me hace muy dura.
El trabajo me parece excesivo. El trabajo se me hace interminable.
Hello, I've only been familiar with 'me parece' really, so I did some research and found this se me hace vs me parece
In a nutshell, it seems (;p) that 'me hace' is quite informal and mostly used in Mexico.
In addition, 'se me hace' is also used in expressions like "Se me hace la boca agua", it looks as if the verb 'hacer' will often employ its meaning 'to make' - "it makes my mouth water".
I think I could get confused, so for me, I'll go with 'me parece' at the moment.
Nice question. It will be nice to see any comments from our native/advanced speakers. 
In regards to your question, specifically, either one can be used. As galsally said is more of a matter of the region in where the phrase is used and/or how formal or informal you want to be.
