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what is it mean exactly ''seeing the tigers up close''...

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Can I make a sentences as follows:

I was seeing her up close for the first time.

and Which is better to say?

1- I was seeing her that close for the first time

2- I was seeing her so close for the first time

3- I was seeing her that closely for the first time

4- I was seeing her from so close a distance for the first time.

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Re: up close

I was seeing her up close (~ in great detail; at close range) for the first time. No. 1. & 2. are possible.

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Re: up close

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I was seeing her up close (~ in great detail; at close range) for the first time. No. 1. & 2. are possible.

thank you very much indeed. Excellent

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Re: up close

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what is it mean exactly ''seeing the tigers up close''...

What is meant exactly by "seeing the tigers up close"?

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Can I make a sentence as follows:

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Re: up close

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