How to say "glimpse" in Japanese

• 一目ひとめCommon
  nounCovers 'glimpse' as a single, quick look — the momentary act of catching sight of something. The emphasis is on the brevity of the look itself rather than on any impression drawn from it.
• 一見いっけんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbAlso a brief look, but it readily carries the nuance 'at first glance': how a person or thing seems on the surface, before any closer look. Best when the point is a first impression.
  上空じょうくうを飛行ひこう中ちゅうに私わたしたちはその湖みずうみちらりと一見いっけんした。↗

  We had a glimpse of the lake as we flew over it.

Both translate a brief look: choose 一目 for the momentary act of catching sight of something in a single glance, and 一見 when the glance amounts to a first impression of how something seems.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 一目ひとめglance
• 一見いっけんlook
• 一目いちもくlook
• グリンプスglimpse
• 片鱗へんりんpart
• 瞥見べっけんglance
• 片影へんえいspeck
• ちらっと見るちらっとみるto glance at
• 曙光しょこうfirst indication