展望|てんぼうtenbou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbview; outlook; prospect
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 展望する（てんぼうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 展望します（てんぼうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 展望しない（てんぼうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 展望しません（てんぼうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 展望せず・展望せぬ（てんぼうせず・てんぼうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 展望した（てんぼうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 展望しました（てんぼうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 展望しなかった（てんぼうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 展望しませんでした（てんぼうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 展望して（てんぼうして） |
| Potential | 展望できる（てんぼうできる） |
| Passive | 展望される（てんぼうされる） |
| Causative | 展望させる（てんぼうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 展望させられる（てんぼうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 展望すれば（てんぼうすれば） |
| tara | 展望したら（てんぼうしたら） |
| Volitional | 展望しよう（てんぼうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 展望しましょう（てんぼうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 展望しろ（てんぼうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym眺望ちょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means gazing far into the distance or the view gained, as in 「眺望が良い」; unlike 「展望」, it is not used for future prospects.
- SynonymビューNeutralLoanword for a view or scenery, common in real-estate contexts like 「オーシャンビュー」.
- Synonym見晴らしみはらしNeutralA wide, unobstructed view, as in 「見晴らしがいい」; the stress is on being able to see far and wide with nothing in the way.
- Synonym見通しみとおしNeutralA forecast or outlook, as in 「見通しが立たない」; closest to the prospect sense of 「展望」, stressing whether the future can be foreseen.
- Synonym眺めながめNeutralThe view you take in by gazing, as in 「窓からの眺め」.
- Synonym見渡しみわたしNeutralLooking out over one's surroundings or the view from a spot; examples are scarce, and 「見晴らし」 is the usual word.
- RelatedパノラマNeutralLoanword for a panorama, as in 「パノラマ写真」; leans toward a wide, sweeping field of view.
- Related概観がいかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An overview or general picture; leans toward summarizing something as a whole.
- Related遠景えんけいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A distant view, as 「遠景」 in painting; leans toward composition within a picture.
- Related風景ふうけいNeutralScenery or a scene, as in 「田舎の風景」; focuses on the scenery itself.
- Related視野しやNeutralField of vision or one's horizons, as in 「視野を広げる」; focuses on the range one can see.
- Related景観けいかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Distinctive scenery, natural or urban, as in 「都市景観」 or 「景観を守る」; never used for future prospects.
- Related景色けしきNeutralScenery, as in 「美しい景色」; the everyday word, very common in speech.
- Related視界しかいNeutralThe range one can see, as in 「視界が悪い」; leans toward visibility.
- Antonym回顧かいこWrittenWritten/formal prose. Looking back on the past; the opposite of 「展望」, which looks to the future.
- Antonym回想かいそうNeutralRecalling things one experienced in the past; stands opposite to 「展望」.
Use 「展望」 for gazing far over the landscape or for surveying what lies ahead, as in 「展望台」 and 「今後の展望」. For the view itself, 「眺め」 and 「見晴らし」 are the everyday choices; for a forecast of the future, 「見通し」 is closest. The opposites are 「回顧」 and 「回想」, which look back on the past.
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