〜の(名詞化)
JLPT N4 Nominalizers and decisionsthe act of doing (nominalizer)
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の turns a verb clause into a noun so it can take particles. With verbs of perception like 見える and 聞こえる, and with 好き, 上手, and 忘れる, の is preferred over こと. こと is preferred in formal definitions and with です.
Examples
はをのがです。 Watashi wa ryouri o tsukuru no ga suki desu.
I like cooking.
さんがでてのがます。 Tanaka-san ga eki de matte iru no ga miemasu.
I can see Tanaka-san waiting at the station.