物見|ものみmonomi[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounsightseeing
2. nounscout; patrol
3. nounwatchtower; lookout

• Synonym観光かんこうNeutralThe most general word for sightseeing and tourism. 「物見」 is old-fashioned, surviving in 「物見遊山」 or in the sense of a lookout.
• Synonym見物けんぶつNeutralViewing or visiting places and events for pleasure, as in 「見物客」; 「物見」 is the more archaic of the two.
• Synonym遊覧ゆうらんWrittenWritten style for sightseeing tours, as in 「遊覧船」; it stresses touring around by boat or vehicle.
• Synonym偵察ていさつNeutralThe neutral word for scouting out the enemy, as in 「偵察機」; it corresponds to 「物見」's scout sense.
• Synonym探勝たんしょうWrittenWritten style for visiting scenic spots; used rarely.
• Related内偵ないていWrittenWritten word for secretly gathering information, e.g. a police inquiry before a case is opened; close to 「物見」's scout sense.
• RelatedガードマンNeutralLoanword for a security guard. 「物見」's watch sense is about keeping lookout, so the two are not old and new versions of each other.
• RelatedサイトシーイングNeutralLoanword for sightseeing, used very rarely; in everyday speech say 「観光」.
• Relatedスパイ行為スパイこういNeutralEspionage: stealing or prying out secret information. 「物見」's scout sense means keeping watch or probing enemy movements — a different scope.
• Related警衛けいえいWrittenWritten word for guarding and escorting; 「物見」 centers on keeping lookout and scouting.
• Related偵知ていちWrittenWritten word for finding something out through covert probing; rarely used.
• Related密偵みっていWrittenWritten word for a spy or secret agent, with a historical flavor.
• Related番太ばんたWrittenAn Edo-period watchman who guarded the town gates; not used in modern Japanese.
• Related警固けいごWrittenWritten word for staying on alert and guarding; 「物見」 stresses the lookout side.
• Antonym素通りすどおりNeutralPassing through without stopping — the opposite of 「物見」's image of halting to look around.

For sightseeing, 「観光」 is the everyday word and 「見物」 covers watching places or events; 「遊覧」 is written style for touring by boat or car. 「物見」 is archaic, met in 「物見遊山」 and 「物見高い」 or for a lookout or scout; for that sense use 「偵察」, or 「内偵」 for written covert investigation. 「素通り」 is its opposite. A security guard today is a 「ガードマン」; 「番太」 is purely historical.

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

1. 見物けんぶつすること。
2. 見張みはり。斥候せっこう。