Would usage in this particular sentence

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Learning an instrument is not as easy as one would wish.

What is the use of "would" here and what is the meaning of these sentence?

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The sentence means that we would like it if it was easier to learn how to play a musical instrument. Would is a modal verb used to express hopes, desires and so on; "I would like it if learning an instrument was easy."

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"One" in this sentence is a pronoun referring to people in general, or perhaps the speaker in particular.

Would usage in this particular sentence

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