begin coming/to come into view

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begin coming/to come into view

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(1) A house began coming into view through a pine forest.

(2) A house began to come into view through a pine forest.

Question: Are both sentences correct? If so, is there any difference in meaning or connotation between them?
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Re: begin coming/to come into view

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Although technically grammatical, (a) is unidiomatic.
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