discern between someone or something and someone or something
to detect the difference between people and things. I cannot discern between the dark trees and the dark sky behind them.I cannot discern between the person and the background.
to detect the difference between someone or something and something else. I can hardly discern Tom from the busy background in this picture.I can't discern anything from that cluttered scene.
to learn or determine something from someone or something. We discerned a lot from the eyewitnesses.We discerned a lot from our discussions with the past president.