映像|えいぞうeizou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounimage (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)
   その映像えいぞうはピントがあっていない。↗

   The image is not in focus.
2. nounvideo; film; footage
3. nounreflection
4. nounimage (in one's mind); mental picture
   多おおくの場合ばあい、音楽おんがくを聴きく時ときに心こころに浮うかぶ映像えいぞうはＣＤのアートワークです。↗

   In many cases, the image that comes to mind when you listen to music is that of the CD's artwork.

• Synonym画像がぞうNeutralMostly still images such as pictures and photos, as in 「画像を保存する」; technically covers moving images too, while 「映像」 stresses continuous TV or film footage.
• Synonym動画どうがNeutralVideos and animation, typically online or digital clips like 「動画サイト」; 「映像」 is more formal and covers a wider range.
• SynonymイメージNeutralImages and impressions in the mind, as in 「イメージが湧く」; 「映像」 mainly refers to pictures actually reproduced on a screen.
• SynonymピクチャーNeutralLoanword for pictures, mostly in product names or technical terms; in everyday speech say 「絵」 or 「画像」.
• RelatedイラストNeutralHand-drawn or computer-drawn illustrations; drawn pictures, whereas 「映像」 is footage shot or reproduced optically or electronically, and can also mean mental images.
• RelatedフォトNeutralLoanword for photos, mostly in names like 「フォトブック」; for photos in general say 「写真」, while 「映像」 stresses images reproduced on screen by optical or electronic means.
• Related絵えNeutralChiefly drawings and paintings, though it can also mean a TV or film picture; for filmed footage 「映像」 is the more general and formal word.
• Related挿絵さしえNeutralIllustrations placed in the text of books or newspapers, as in 「小説の挿絵」; a drawn still image, not footage.
• Related写真しゃしんNeutralPhotographs, as in 「写真を撮る」; leans toward still shots, while 「映像」 leans toward moving pictures on TV or video.
• Related図ずNeutralDiagrams and charts, as in 「図を参照」; explanatory drawings rather than filmed or broadcast pictures.
• Related像ぞうNeutralImage or figure in a broad sense, from statues to ideals, as in 「仏像」 and 「理想像」; 「映像」 centers on reproduced pictures and can also mean an image in the mind.
• Related図版ずはんWrittenPrinted pictures and photos in books and magazines, limited to publications; 「映像」 is pictures reproduced on screens, and can also mean reflections or mental images.
• Related絵図えずWrittenFloor plans of houses or plots of land, and pictures in general; old-style drawings with no connection to video footage.
• Related図解ずかいNeutralExplaining with diagrams, or such an explanatory diagram, as in 「人体の図解」; focused on clarifying structure, while 「映像」 reproduces actual scenes.
• Related図説ずせつWrittenExplanation by means of diagrams, also as a verb 「図説する」, often in book titles; about explanation, not the pictures themselves.
• RelatedイラストレーションWrittenThe full form of 「イラスト」: illustrations and diagrams in books or ads; more formal than 「イラスト」 and rare in everyday speech.
• RelatedイマージュWrittenFrench loanword for imagery or images, seen mainly in literary criticism; everyday use is 「イメージ」, and it has nothing to do with on-screen pictures.
• Related倒影とうえいWrittenShadows or scenery reflected on water, mirrors and the like; 「映像」 shares this sense but in daily use mostly means on-screen pictures.
• Related心像しんぞうWrittenPsychology term for images formed in the mind from experience and memory; everyday speech uses 「イメージ」, and it never means on-screen pictures.

Use 「映像」 for pictures and footage on TV, film or video, as in 「映像作品」. For still images say 「画像」 or 「写真」, for online videos 「動画」, and for images in the mind 「イメージ」. 「絵」 is mainly a drawing or painting but can also be a TV or film picture; 「イラスト」, 「挿絵」 and 「図」 are drawn or explanatory pictures; 「像」 is broad, from statues to ideals, as in 「仏像」 and 「理想像」. 「図版」, 「倒影」 and 「心像」 belong to written prose, and 「フォト」 and 「ピクチャー」 appear mostly in names.

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1. 実際じっさいの像ぞうを光学こうがく的てき、電気でんき的てきに再現さいげんした物もの。
2. 脳裏のうりに浮うかぶ物ものの様子ようす。
3. 光ひかりの屈折くっせつや反射はんしゃにより現あらわれた物ものの像ぞうや影かげ。