景色|けしきkeshiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounscenery; scene; landscape
   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.

• Synonym風景ふうけいNeutralScenery, but also a scene or state of affairs, as in 「日本の原風景」; 「景色」 leans toward what is before your eyes. Often interchangeable.
• Synonym光景こうけいNeutralA scene or spectacle before your eyes, as in 「信じられない光景」; stresses the scene itself, not natural scenery.
• Synonym景観けいかんWrittenWritten/formal; a distinctive landscape, as in 「都市景観」 or 「景観条例」; mostly used in planning contexts.
• Synonym眺望ちょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal; the view seen from afar, as in 「眺望が良い」; stresses the openness of the outlook.
• Synonym山水さんすいWrittenWritten/formal; mountain-and-river scenery or landscape painting, with a classical East Asian feel.
• Synonym見晴らしみはらしCasualColloquial word for a wide, open view into the distance, as in 「見晴らしの良い丘」.
• Synonym情景じょうけいWrittenWritten/formal; a scene that touches the heart, as in 「懐かしい情景」; carries emotional overtones.
• Synonym眺めながめNeutralThe view gained by gazing, as in 「窓からの眺め」; stresses the act of looking more than 「景色」 does.
• SynonymランドスケープWrittenLoanword for landscape or scenery; also used in 「ランドスケープデザイン」 and leans technical, professional.
• RelatedパノラマNeutralLoanword for a wide, unbroken panorama, as in 「パノラマ写真」; stresses how broad the view is.
• Related展望てんぼうWrittenWritten/formal; a far-reaching view or an outlook on the future, as in 「展望台」 and 「将来の展望」.
• RelatedシーンCasualColloquial loanword for a scene or moment, as in 「感動のシーン」; used for films, novels and everyday situations.
• Related全景ぜんけいNeutralThe whole look of something, as in 「街の全景」; stresses taking everything in at a single glance.
• Related景けいWrittenWritten/formal; scenery, mostly as a suffix in 「夜景」 or 「雪景」; rarely used on its own.
• Related見渡しみわたしCasualColloquial word for the view when looking out over an area; fairly rare — 「見晴らし」 is the usual choice.

For scenery, 「景色」 is the default. Use 「風景」 or 「光景」 for scenery and scenes, 「景観」 for landscape planning, 「眺望」, 「見晴らし」 or 「眺め」 for open views, 「情景」 for moving scenes, and 「シーン」 for film or story scenes.

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

1. 自然しぜんの眺ながめ。
2. ものの見え方みえかた。印象いんしょう。
3. 様子ようす。気配けはい。
4. 茶道具ちゃどうぐなどの、窯変ようへん、なだれなど興味きょうみをひく変質へんしつ。
5. 和文わぶん通話つうわ表ひょうで「け」を表あらわす。