See and sea are homophones in English and are often confused; they are both pronounced /siː/ but have different spellings and their meanings are completely different.
see
See is a verb. See is a very frequent verb and is used in many different ways, for example:
When you see something, you notice it using your eyes.
You can’t see colours at night.
Did you see what happened?
If you see someone, you visit them or meet them.
I saw him yesterday.
You need to see a doctor.
See is also used in many idiomatic phrases, for example:
‘Talk to you later.’—’All right. See you’!
That’s the problem as far as I can see.
We’ve never seen eye to eye.
sea
Sea is a noun. The sea is the salty water that covers about three-quarters of the Earth’s surface.
Most of the kids have never seen the sea.
They began drilling in the North Sea
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