Seemingly (2,3,4,2,2)
I believe the answer is:
on the face of it
'seemingly' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for on the face of it that I've seen before include "Seemingly (2,3,4,2,2)" , "you can find a clock's numbers here" , "how a clock is read?" , "Ostensibly (2,3,4,2,2)" , "some of those climbing the Eiger may be seen here" .)