We need to know where to look, but I just don't see the right pattern yet.
You have to look at the big picture to see the pattern.
After a period of time, you may begin to see a pattern.
"I always saw big patterns in life and how things would move."
Then we have a hope of seeing the true pattern.
He had seen the pattern before, but could not place it.
I started to avoid them again, then saw the pattern.
As I said, there is no reason to it, until you see the pattern.
It had all been there, easy to read, once you saw the pattern.
"I found out how many problems there are in this community and started to see a pattern."