true to life vs realistic

true to life and realistic both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
true to life	No	Yes	No	No
realistic	No	Yes	No	No

true to life (adjective)	realistic (adjective)
representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are	aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
	of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism
	representing what is real; not abstract or ideal