마치 ... 듯하다
Use this pattern to describe something as if it were something else, often to create a vivid impression rather than make a literal claim. It is common in reflective and literary description, and it can be reused with different scenes or feelings. Example: "좁은 골목은 마치 시간이 멈춘 듯한 고요함에 잠겨 있었다."
좁은 골목은 마치 시간이 멈춘 듯한 고요함에 잠겨 있었다.
The narrow alley was immersed in a stillness as if time had stopped.
