V-plain / い-adj / な-adj + な / N + の + ようだ（みたい attaches plainly）
seems like, is like
Expresses an inference from clues, whether you observed them directly or learned of them indirectly. みたいだ is more conversational and attaches straight to a noun: 子供みたいだ. Also used for resemblance and comparison: 雪のように白い — "white as snow".
誰もいないようです。
だれも いない ようです。
It seems there's nobody here.
あの人は先生みたいです。
あの ひとは せんせいみたいです。
That person seems to be a teacher.
Which pattern is each sentence using?
誰もいないようです。
It seems there's nobody here.
あの人は先生みたいです。
That person seems to be a teacher.