The phrase "appears to arouse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that seems to provoke a reaction or feeling in someone, often in a context related to emotions or interests.
Example: "The film's intense scenes appear to arouse a sense of nostalgia among the audience."
Alternatives: "seems to evoke" or "appears to stimulate".
Discussion of participants' experiences in the trial appeared to arouse curiosity and encouraged others to become aware of, and monitor, their own physical activity levels: 'I told my family, I told the people that I was sharing a house with, and there was generally a lot of curiosity about it.
As in the first part of the sale, the entire range of contemporary styles appeared to arouse a frenetic itch to buy.
The prime minister's determination to pursue the programme he described as "Little Things That Mean a Lot" may have demonstrated his populist touch but it appears to have aroused little enthusiasm among work-burdened ministers.
Ormerod and Duckworth (1975) pointed out that interest in science appears to be aroused at an earlier age than in other curriculum areas, suggesting that a primary science experience might be important for future students' long-term interest in the subject.
Kenneth Clark's failure to stick to his own definition of the nude – he says that nudes must be arousing, then appears to change his mind – may not be "mere inattentiveness", Malcolm argues, but "a signaling of his recognition that the subject is more unruly and complex than he anticipated and than his sleek treatise can handle".
You mind may be eagerly anticipating sex while your body shows no physical arousal at all, or your brain may be totally uninterested in sex while your genitals swell, lubricate, and otherwise appear to be aroused.
These appear to carry arousing and attractive properties for newborns [8], [9].
The day in, day out reports of what appears to be an endless spiral of gun violence has clearly aroused more than its usual share of concern, and this concern was clearly evident at the DC conference this past week.
