>>717354495Probably a result of increasing globalization of the internet so nonsense from esls speaking English online infects native speakers
I see it like 20x a day, it's like nails on a chalkboard or reading blacks say "axe you a question" or "we wuz"
"what does it look like" invites someone to provide a holistic view of WHAT something looks like, it looks like a goose, apple, etc.
"how does it look" invites evaluation or a value judgment, "it looks good/bad/big/small/old" but answering with a noun is a non sequitur. Saying "it looks like a dog" in response to someone asking "how does it look" is really awkward and possibly confusing for a native speaker
"How does it look like" is an unholy mashup of both. It implying you are evaluating something as an object itself and as a value judgment which aren't done in the same clause typically. I see why esls struggle because it is difficult to explain.