It's mostly just a matter of experience.
The easy mate in 1's may be helped by playing timed Puzzle Rush or the mating drills. https://www.chess.com/endgames/checkmates
Why do I keep missing all these checkmates?
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I just played a 10 minute rapid game where I was winning basically throughout the entire game. Then I managed to stalemate my opponent. Now I want to hurl myself off a building. Once I went to game review it said i missed checkmate like a million times. How do i stop missing mate?