How to say "scenery" in Japanese

• 景色けしきJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for the scenery before your eyes — mountains, sea, or streets seen from a train window or hilltop. It fits plain remarks like 'the scenery was beautiful'.
  その景色けしきは言葉ことばでは表現ひょうげんできないほどだった。↗

  The scenery was beyond description.
• 風景ふうけいJLPT N3approx.Common
  no-adjectiveLike 景色, a normal word for scenery you look at, but it frames the scene as one picture, giving it a slightly more composed feel; it covers natural landscapes and scenes of everyday life.
  とても美うつくしい風景ふうけいがいくつかありました。↗

  I saw some very beautiful scenes.
• 背景はいけいJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounReally 'background': what lies behind a picture's main subject, or a person's background and the circumstances behind events. Choose it only when the landscape functions as a backdrop, not for scenery itself.
• 景観けいかんCommon
  nounScenery viewed as an object of preservation or evaluation — the look of a town or region. It appears in written and official contexts such as town planning, not in casual remarks about a lovely view.
  私わたしたちは富士山ふじやまの景観けいかんに感嘆かんたんした。↗

  We admired the view of Mt. Fuji.
• 風物ふうぶつCommon
  nounRefers to the natural features characteristic of a season or region rather than the visible scene itself. When you simply want to describe the scenery before you, this is seldom the word you want.

Use 景色 or 風景 for the scenery you actually see, 背景 only for a backdrop behind something, 景観 for scenery discussed as something to preserve or evaluate, and 風物 for a region's characteristic natural features.

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• 景色けしきscenery
• 風景ふうけいscenery
• 背景はいけいbackground
• 景観けいかんscenery
• 風物ふうぶつnatural features
• 大道具おおどうぐstage setting
• 叙景じょけいscenery
• 景物けいぶつnatural features
• 風光ふうこう(beautiful) scenery