doživljavati

1. (+ acc.) to experience; to go through; to undergo
   Svaki dan doživljavam nešto novo u ovom gradu. — Every day I experience something new in this city.
   Firma trenutno doživljava ozbiljnu krizu. — The company is currently going through a serious crisis.
2. (+ acc. + kao) to perceive; to take; to see
   Ne doživljavaj to lično, samo se šalio. — Don't take it personally, he was only joking.
   Mnogi ga doživljavaju kao autoritet. — Many people see him as an authority.
3. colloq. (with negation) to ignore; not to take seriously
   Pričam joj već pola sata, a ona me ne doživljava. — I've been talking to her for half an hour and she's ignoring me.
4. to live to see
   Retko ko doživljava sto godina. — Few people live to be a hundred.

The perfective is doživeti; 'to see as' is doživljavati someone/something kao.