clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
"evident hostility"
"manifest disapproval"
"patent advantages"
"made his meaning plain"
"it is plain that he is no reactionary"
"in plain view"
"a palpable lie"
capable of being seen or noticed
"a discernible change in attitude"
"a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"
"an observable change in behavior"
Obviously true by simple observation.
"The wet pavement made it evident that it had rained all night long."
In plain English: Evident means something is so clear that you can see it without any doubt.
"It was evident from his smile that he had passed the test."
From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns ("visible, apparent, clear, plain") (compare Late Latin ēvideor ("to appear plainly")), from ē ("out") + videō ("see"), present participle vidēns, deponent videor ("to appear, seem"). Displaced native Old English sweotol.