眺める|ながめるnagameru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
    何時間なんじかんも海うみを眺ながめた。↗
    I gazed at the sea for hours.
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
Conjugation
Dictionary form眺める(ながめる)
Polite (masu)眺めます(ながめます)
Negative (nai)眺めない(ながめない)
polite (masen)眺めません(ながめません)
classical zu / nu眺めず・眺めぬ(ながめず・ながめぬ)
Past (ta)眺めた(ながめた)
polite (mashita)眺めました(ながめました)
Past negative (nakatta)眺めなかった(ながめなかった)
polite (masen deshita)眺めませんでした(ながめませんでした)
Te form眺めて(ながめて)
Potential眺められる(ながめられる)
Passive眺められる(ながめられる)
Causative眺めさせる(ながめさせる)
Causative passive眺めさせられる(ながめさせられる)
Conditional (ba)眺めれば(ながめれば)
tara眺めたら(ながめたら)
Volitional眺めよう(ながめよう)
polite (mashou)眺めましょう(ながめましょう)
Imperative眺めろ(ながめろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymみるNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose word for looking, with the widest range; 「眺める」 suggests leisurely gazing afar or watching something at length.
  • Relatedご覧になるごらんになるFormalHonorific for 「見る」, used when a superior or guest looks at something; 「眺める」 instead stresses gazing into the distance and admiring the view.
  • Related拝見はいけんFormalHumble language for 「見る」, used for looking at something belonging to the other person, as in 「拝見します」.
  • Relatedご覧なさるごらんなさるFormalAlso an honorific for 「見る」, but rather old-fashioned; today 「ご覧になる」 is the usual choice.
  • Antonym無視するNeutralAntonym: to ignore or disregard something, the opposite of 「眺める」, which is looking at something attentively.

Use 「見る」 for ordinary looking; pick 「眺める」 for gazing at distant scenery or quietly watching something. When a superior or guest looks, use the honorific 「ご覧になる」; for looking respectfully at another's things, 「拝見する」. 「無視する」 means to ignore.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 近ちかくにあるものを見みつめる。
  2. 遠とおくにあるものを見みる。
  3. ぼうっと見みる。ぼんやりと見みる。
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