あたかも

あたかも · atakamo

JLPT N1

Meaning

as if, as though, just like, exactly as

Examples

• あたかも夢を見ているかのような光景だった。 — It was a scene as if I were dreaming.
• 彼はあたかも何もなかったかのように振る舞った。 — He behaved as if nothing had happened.
• その絵はあたかも生きているかのように見えた。 — That painting looked as if it were alive.