apparent in WordNet English dictionary

1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
   "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
   apparent  evident  manifest  patent  plain  unmistakable 
   
2. appearing as such but not necessarily so
   "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
   apparent  ostensible  seeming