1. I saw that dude crossing the intersection against the light.
2. The man was visibly calm as he crossed against the light.
3. Several witnesses reported an unusually calm man cross against the light.
4. What does that guy think he's doing? Anyone can see the light is red, why is he crossing the street, him and that smug look on his face, he's not hurrying, he's practically daring those cars to hit him!
The difficulty here is that the man can't "see" himself as he could "catch" a ball. So, as others have suggested, you introduce a second party who CAN actively "see" the man.
Another way of putting the observer at arm's length from the subject would be to say "In his mind's eye, the man saw himself...."
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"someone saw a man at the intersection....."
I saw a man at the intersection calmly crossing against the light.
1. I saw that dude crossing the intersection against the light.
2. The man was visibly calm as he crossed against the light.
3. Several witnesses reported an unusually calm man cross against the light.
4. What does that guy think he's doing? Anyone can see the light is red, why is he crossing the street, him and that smug look on his face, he's not hurrying, he's practically daring those cars to hit him!
"I see a man at the intersection calmly crossing against the light."
The ball was caught by Jack.
Jack caught the ball.
The difficulty here is that the man can't "see" himself as he could "catch" a ball. So, as others have suggested, you introduce a second party who CAN actively "see" the man.
Another way of putting the observer at arm's length from the subject would be to say "In his mind's eye, the man saw himself...."
Perhaps 'a man was observed at the intersection..'