
das Äußere
appearance
The visible appearance of a person, especially their face, figure, and clothing.
Ihr freundliches Äußeres machte sofort einen guten Eindruck.
Her friendly appearance immediately made a good impression.
appearance / exterior
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appearance
The visible appearance of a person, especially their face, figure, and clothing.
Ihr freundliches Äußeres machte sofort einen guten Eindruck.
Her friendly appearance immediately made a good impression.

exterior
The outer side or surface of an object or a spatial area, as opposed to the inside.
Das Äußere des Gebäudes wurde vollständig renoviert.
The exterior of the building was completely renovated.
For people, words such as „Kleidung“ (clothing), „gepflegt“ (well-groomed), or „attraktiv“ (attractive) point to someone’s appearance. For buildings and objects, words such as „Fassade“ (facade), „beschädigt“ (damaged), or „renovieren“ (to renovate) show that the exterior is meant.
Er trägt elegante Kleidung und achtet auf ein gepflegtes Äußeres.
He wears elegant clothes and pays attention to a well-groomed appearance.
Nach dem Brand war das Äußere des Hauses stark beschädigt.
After the fire, the exterior of the house was badly damaged.
Common collocations include „auf sein Äußeres achten“ (to pay attention to one’s appearance) and „Wert auf sein Äußeres legen“ (to place importance on one’s appearance). In both expressions, „auf“ is used with the accusative; the possessive word agrees with the person.
Meine Schwester legt großen Wert auf ihr Äußeres.
My sister places great importance on her appearance.
The pattern „etwas am Äußeren verändern“ (to change something about the exterior) describes changes to the visible design of a building or object. „Am“ stands for „an dem“ and requires the dative.
Die Besitzer möchten am Äußeren des Hauses möglichst wenig verändern.
The owners want to change as little as possible about the exterior of the house.