The phrase "appear to overlook" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where someone seems to miss or fail to notice something important.
Example: "In their analysis, they appear to overlook several key factors that could influence the outcome."
Alternatives: "seem to ignore" or "seem to miss".
Many GPs appear to overlook these external influences on their thinking and professional behaviour, while they tend to over-emphasize individual experiences as a base of their clinical work.
Dutch policy makers tend to view green space more as a luxury good than as a basic necessity, and appear to overlook the potentially important effects of green space on health, well-being, and safety.
Policy makers tend to view green space more as a luxury good than as a basic necessity, and appear to overlook the potentially important effects of green space on health, well-being, and safety.
He appeared to overlook the fact that in 2011 Guerrero security forces shot dead two politically militant students during a protest.
She said Mr. Sherman's bill appeared to overlook the fact that some federal and state programs that could help finance the project prohibit a veterans-only stipulation.
A tour group occupied all the rooms while I was there, but the 17 rooms and restaurant appeared to overlook Zahara's landscape vistas.
Mr. Obama faces a third dilemma: He must occasionally swing back at the presumptive Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, without appearing to overlook Mrs. Clinton.
The one-step pyro-synthetic strategy useful to prepare carbon-coated LiFePO4, a prospective cathode for high power Li-ion batteries, appears to overlook the requirements of repeated grinding/pelleting procedures and inert environments usually required during commercial preparation of LiFePO449,50,51.
Interestingly, the market appears to overlook when the reporting date is moved forward or back, which is a powerful clue to how good or bad the results are.
Hare appears to overlook such variations when he writes of preferences in general, "If I do not feel the preference with the intensity which the person in the situation feels it, I have not fully represented his situation to myself" (Seanor & Fotion 1988: 288).
