Question

As with any historical event, more than Nicholas was able to see then, we today can look back and better see the problems inadvertently created by his poor decisions.



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Answer 1

Use "well" (or better yet, a phrase like "more clearly" or "better"). "Good" is an adjective; "well" and "better" are adverbs that modify "see."

Your original sentence is also a bit awkwardly punctuated. A few corrected versions:

- "As with any historical event, we today can look back and see more than Nicholas was able to see then; we can better see the problems inadvertently created by his poor decisions."
- "As with any historical event, we can now look back and see more clearly than Nicholas did at the time — including the problems his poor decisions inadvertently created."
- "Like any historical event, this one looks different in hindsight: we can see more than Nicholas did then and better appreciate the problems his poor decisions caused."

Any of these options is grammatical and clearer than the original.