To me I always see people as people, nothing more or nothing less.
Everyone has something attractive, has some kind of great personality trait(s) or something that makes them uniquely beautiful or great.
Some have many but always there is something.
In their personality
In their looks
It doesn't matter if they are cruel or nasty to me, I still see it.
Even people who once hurt me deeply, I still see "good" in them.
I had a teacher my senior year that had it out for me. When I left the room she would do something nice for the class. She would pick on me in front of everyone. I still liked how she talked it reminded me of a cow chewing its cud. On and on she would talk and in my head I would be just entertained watching her. Not hearing a word she said.
We are such interesting creatures.