It's is and it isn't. Absolutely a powerlifter will have a certain degree of hypertrophy, and, if the amount of bodyfat is relatively low, might even look Jakt. And a background in powerlifting has allowed for many people to succesfully transition into bodybuilding.
On the other hand, the muscle groups where a powerlifter gains the most muscle mass are not necessarily what a bodybuilder would consider symmetrical, nor what the average person would conisder aesthetically pleasing. Additionally, a powerlifter in a lower weight category might be incredibly strong, but appear as an average, relatively atheletic person. And in the higher weight classes may appear to be someone who's got a bit of muscle along with some fat.
In fact, one of the guys, a bouncer, who sometimes works out at the same gym as me told this story: He's at work, and some dumbass bumps into another customer, the other customer happens to be a SHW powerlifter, with a over 1000kg total...and the dumbass wants to start something, thinking he's just some fat guy. So the bouncer tells the dumbass to take a good look at him first...so the dumbass says meakly "....he's a really big guy"...Point being, the average dumbass may be next to the strongest person they've ever met and not even know it.
