apparition vs appearance

apparition and appearance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apparition	Yes	No	No	No
appearance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appearance is a hypernym of apparition; that is, appearance is a word with a broader meaning than apparition:

As nouns, appearance is a hypernym of apparition; that is, appearance is a word with a broader meaning than apparition:

apparition (noun)	appearance (noun)
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly	the act of appearing in public view
something existing in perception only	formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
the appearance of a ghostlike figure	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
a ghostly appearing figure	outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
	a mental representation
	the event of coming into sight