YOU SAID:

I've seen a lot of cats in my neighborhood lately.

INTO JAPANESE

最近近所でたくさんの猫を見かけました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I saw a lot of cats in the neighborhood recently.

INTO JAPANESE

最近近所でたくさんの猫を見かけました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I saw a lot of cats in the neighborhood recently.