How to say "prospects" in Japanese

• 形勢けいせいJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'prospects' as the state or likely outcome of an ongoing contest, match, or situation. It is about how things stand at a given moment, not a person's long-term future.
  形勢けいせいは逆転ぎゃくてんした。↗

  Now the shoe is on the other foot.
• 行く末ゆくすえCommon
  nounRefers to 'prospects' in the sense of how someone's or something's future will turn out, often with a concerned or reflective tone, as when pondering a child's fate.
  会社かいしゃの行く末ゆくすえは彼かれの肩かたに掛かかっていた。↗

  He bore the future of the company on his shoulders.
• 前途ぜんとJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'prospects' and 'outlook' for a person's or endeavor's future, especially in encouraging or evaluating contexts, such as praising someone's bright future.
  君きみには前途ぜんとがある。↗

  Life lies in front of you.
• あてJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'prospects' as hopes or expectations one counts on; it often appears in negative expressions meaning to be disappointed or to have one's hopes come to nothing.

Use 形勢 for the state of a contest or situation, 「行く末」 and 前途 for someone's or something's future outlook, and 「あて」 for hopes or expectations one counts on.

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• 形勢けいせいcondition
• 行く末ゆくすえone's future
• 前途ぜんとfuture
• 将来しょうらいfuture
• あてexpectations
• 行き先いきさきfuture
• 行く先ゆくさきfuture
• 曙光しょこうfirst indication
• 希望きぼう(bright) prospects