Which statement best distinguishes a license from an easement?

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The main idea here is the difference between a personal permission and a true property right, and whether that right stays with the land. A license is a revocable, personal permission to use someone else’s land. It doesn’t create a property interest, and it can be withdrawn or lost if the land changes hands or the grantor revokes it. An easement, by contrast, is a non-possessory property interest that attaches to the land itself and benefits a parcel while burdening another. Because it’s tied to the land, an easement generally runs with the property and binds future owners, not just the current possessor.

So the best distinction is: license = revocable, personal permission; easement = property interest that runs with the land. The statement that a license is a property interest that runs with the land, and that an easement is revocable, mixes up these fundamental traits.