How to say "view" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe loanword. In computing it names a view of data or a screen display, and it also appears in borrowed phrases for scenic views; for everyday scenery or opinions, another word is the better choice.
- 展望てんぼうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA view seen by looking out over a broad expanse, typically from a high place; it also covers the figurative sense of outlook or prospect, as in the prospects for a business or the economy.
- 意見いけんnounView in the sense of opinion: what someone thinks and states about a matter. Typical in discussion — asking for or giving your view at a meeting, or exchanging views on an issue.
- 考えかんがえnounView as one's thinking or take on something, stressing the thought behind it rather than a stated position; it ranges from a single thought to a whole way of thinking about things.
- 眺望ちょうぼうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA wide scenic view or vista enjoyed from a window, balcony, or lookout point; the word focuses on the pleasing scenery itself, with no figurative sense of future prospects.
For scenic views choose 展望 (also the figurative outlook or prospects) or 眺望 (a vista admired for its scenery); for a view as an opinion choose 意見 or 「考え」; 「ビュー」 is mainly the loanword for technical and borrowed uses.
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Japanese equivalents
- ビューview
- 展望てんぼうview
- 意見いけんopinion
- 考えかんがえthinking
- 眺望ちょうぼうview
- 視野しやfield of vision
- 視界しかいfield of vision
- 眺めながめscene
- みるto see
- 所見しょけんview
- 風景ふうけいscenery
- 光景こうけいscene
- 意向いこうintention
- 知見ちけんknowledge
- 見方みかたviewpoint
- 見けんview (of life, etc.)
- 景けいvista
- 観ずるかんずるto view
- 連結網表示れんけつもうひょうじview
- 観じるかんじるto view
- 見渡しみわたしviewing
- 趣意しゅいopinion
- 物の見方もののみかたmindset
- 了見りょうけんidea
- 見晴らしみはらし(scenic) view
- 声こえvoice
- 説せつopinion
- 浅見せんけん(one's) view
- 考えるかんがえるto consider (as)
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