How to say "realism" in Japanese

• 写実しゃじつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers realism in the sense of depicting things accurately and realistically, as in painting or descriptive writing. Choose this when the emphasis is on faithful, lifelike representation of what is actually seen.
• リアリズムCommon
  nounThe loanword covers realism as a style, movement, or attitude, especially in art and literature. It can also refer to a realistic, practical way of thinking, and is a good default when talking about realism itself.
• 臨場感りんじょうかんCommon
  nounNot realism as a style but the sense of presence: the feeling of actually being there, as when a film, image, or recording is so vivid it feels real. If English 'realism' means that immersive quality, this is the word you want.

Use 写実 for realistic depiction in art or description, 「リアリズム」 for realism as a general artistic or intellectual movement or attitude, and 臨場感 for the feeling of actually being present in a scene.

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

• 写実しゃじつrealism
• リアリズムrealism
• 臨場感りんじょうかん(sense of) presence
• 現実主義げんじつしゅぎrealism
• 写実主義しゃじつしゅぎrealism
• 実在論じつざいろんrealism (as opposed to idealism)
• 実念論じつねんろんrealism (as opposed to nominalism)
• 写実性しゃじつせいrealism
• ヴェリズモrealism (art, music, etc.)
• レアリスムrealism
• リアル感リアルかんrealism
• 現実味げんじつみ(sense of) reality
• 没理想ぼつりそう(literary) realism