1. it seems that ...; it appears that ...
at sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as の~ after nouns
彼はまだ生きているようだ。It seems that he is still alive.
2. is like ...; is similar to ...
at sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as の~ after nouns
それこそ魔法のようだ。That is truly like magic.