How to say "spot" in Japanese

• ところJLPT N5approx.Common
  noun, adverb, suffixFor 'spot' meaning a place, often interchangeable with 場所 in this sense: a nice spot to sit, a quiet spot for lunch. It also covers the 'scene' and 'site' senses.
  さあ、今いま汲くみなさい。そして宴会えんかいの世話役せわやくの所ところに持もっていきなさい。↗

  Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.
• 場所ばしょJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe neutral word for 'spot' as a place or location: where something is or happens, a good spot for photos. For this sense it is usually the safest choice.
• 点てんJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounFor 'spot' meaning a small dot-like mark: a spot of ink on the page, a speck. It does not work for a spot as a place; use 場所 or ところ there.
  どんな小ちいさな点てんでも見みることができる。↗

  I can see the tiniest spot.
• スポットCommon
  nounThe loanword: a spot that draws visitors, such as a scenic or sightseeing spot, and also a dot or mark. For tourist spots this is the natural choice.
• 地点ちてんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA spot conceived as an exact point or position: the spot where an accident happened, a point along a route. It pinpoints a location rather than an area.
  その湖みずうみはこの地点ちてんが深ぶかい。↗

  The lake is deep at this point.

For 'spot' as a place use 場所 or 「ところ」, for a pinpointed position 地点, for a small dot-like mark 点, and 「スポット」 serves loanword uses such as sightseeing spots and marks.

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

• ところplace
• 場所ばしょplace
• 点てんdot
• スポットspot
• 地点ちてんspot
• しみstain
• 見つけるみつけるto find
• 場ばplace
• 箇所かしょplace
• 汚れよごれdirt
• 吹き出物ふきでもの(skin) eruption
• 場じょうplace
• 打ち所うちどころspot (where one was hit)
• スパットspot
• 病斑びょうはんspot (on a plant; caused by disease or insects)
• 一斑いっぱんsingle part (of a whole)
• めっけるto find
• みっけるto find
• ポイントpoint
• 境さかいarea
• 星ほしdot