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보다 can mean “see” or “watch”; the object gives the intended meaning.
보다 becomes 봐요 in this polite present form.
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저는 영화를 봐요.
jeoneun yeonghwareul bwayo.
I watch a movie.
창문에서 바다를 봐요.
changmuneseo badareul bwayo.
I see the sea from the window.
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