always strive to omit any filter words: see / saw / could see from the narrative. And avoid overusing “looked” or “appeared” in your descriptions. Alternatives could be: viewed, regarded, observed, spotted, glimpsed, or catch sight of, etc.

avoid overusing the words: sounds or sound. Alternatives could be: noise, hum, echo, thud, reverberation, crash, jingle, clatter, or vibration, any of which are more specific for the reader.

A scene that includes the sense of hearing and sounds is much more likely to induce an emotional reaction in the reader.

While writing a descriptive setting, consider the memories that music can produce, or the sound of a lover’s voice, or the jangle of the ice cream truck when you were a child.

unneeded phrases, for example he thought, he knew, he heard, he smelled, he felt

If you’re going to describe how something tastes, sounds and looks, then you can leave out how it feels and smells. You never want to assault your reader’s senses.

Descriptive writing is just depicting everything that your character is feeling, observing, and identifying, along with whatever they’re seeing, hearing, touching, and/or smelling.

Common filter words are heard / hear / could hear that can create narrative distance.

I’m not connecting to the story if I can’t envision the setting (where the story unfolds or where a scene happens), or visualize the characters.