景観|けいかんkeikan[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounscenery
- Synonym景色けしきNeutralEveryday scenery before your eyes, natural or urban, as in 「街の景色」; 「景観」 suggests a distinctive landscape and is common in urban planning.
- Synonym風景ふうけいNeutralGeneral scenery or a scene; 「景観」 leans toward the landscape as a whole, often as something planned or protected.
- Synonym光景こうけいNeutralA scene or spectacle unfolding before your eyes; 「景観」 is the landscape as a whole.
- Synonym眺望ちょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a view seen by gazing far and wide; 「景観」 is the landscape itself as a whole.
- Synonym山水さんすいWrittenWritten/formal prose for mountains and rivers, or landscape painting; 「景観」 is broader.
- Synonym見晴らしみはらしNeutralA view with wide, open visibility; 「景観」 concerns the landscape as a whole rather than how far you can see.
- Synonym眺めながめNeutralThe view you take in when you look out; 「景観」 suggests a distinctive landscape.
- SynonymランドスケープWrittenWritten loanword for landscape, also used in landscape design and for horizontal page orientation; 「景観」 is more general.
- RelatedパノラマNeutralLoanword for a wide, all-around view; 「景観」 does not stress how far the view extends.
- Related情景じょうけいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a scene that stirs the heart; 「景観」 is the objective landscape.
- Related展望てんぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for gazing into the distance or an outlook on the future; 「景観」 is scenery itself.
- Related全景ぜんけいNeutralA full view of something in its entirety; 「景観」 suggests a distinctive landscape.
- Related景けいFormalFormal; on its own it means scenery, and it also counts scenes in a play; 「景観」 is a compound word.
- Related見渡しみわたしCasualColloquial word for the act of looking out over one's surroundings; 「景観」 is the landscape itself.
Use 「景観」 for the landscape of cities and protected sites, as in 「景観を損なう」. For everyday scenery say 「景色」 or 「風景」; for a distant or sweeping view 「眺め」 or 「見晴らし」; for a full panorama 「パノラマ」 or 「全景」. Other words cover scenes that move you (「情景」), written or technical terms (「眺望」「展望」「ランドスケープ」「山水」), and the act of looking out (「見渡し」).
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