Talk:Sunset Shimmer/@comment-35757757-20190626002648/@comment-25563752-20190706201514

These are literally the definitions for the two.

Definition for sympathy - "Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune."

Definition for empathy - "The ability to understand and share the feelings of another."

For sympathy, you can relate to and feel sorry for someone who is going through a tough time,  but you can't truly understand how or what they're feeling. Symapthy is also more focused on remorse and sorrow.

For empathy, it's being able to understand what a person is thinking and feeling, usually because you went through a similar experience. It also relates to all emotions, not merely sad ones.

So yes, Sunset's ability to see and feel the thought, memories, and emotions of others is empathy.