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English usage and grammar
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For me, "for me" is more subjective than "to me", suggesting there may be other equally valid points of view.
But I would never say "It seems for me", or the other items in your list except for "...makes more sense for me...".
What I'm getting is that using "to me" as the default is a safe option and the use of "for me" is more nuanced (... and I don't understand in which sense).
Thanks!
Yes, that seems about right to me.
I can't quite put my finger on the rule for when you can use "for me"; perhaps there isn't one.
I do think, however, that you can safely put "For me," at the beginning of the sentence instead of using "to me" later: "For me, it seems...", "For me, it looks like...", etc.