見物人|けんぶつにんkenbutsunin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounspectator; sightseer; onlooker
   彼かれが飛行機ひこうきに乗り込のりこむと、見物人けんぶつにんが集あつまってきた。↗

   Spectators gathered as he climbed into the plane.

• Synonym観客かんきゃくNeutralThe most general word for an audience at a play, match or similar event. 「見物人」 is broader, covering anyone who comes to watch, including onlookers.
• Synonym観覧者かんらんしゃWrittenA written, formal word for visitors or spectators at exhibitions, films or sports events. 「見物人」 is more colloquial and can also mean onlookers.
• Synonym看客かんかくWrittenA written-language word for spectators or an audience; rare in everyday use.
• Related大向こうおおむこうNeutralOriginally the cheap upper-gallery seats of a theatre; by extension, the audience as a whole. Seen especially in kabuki contexts.
• Antonym参加者さんかしゃNeutralA person who takes part in an event or activity — the opposite of 「見物人」, who only watches.
• Antonym演者えんじゃNeutralA performer or actor who puts on the show — the opposite of 「見物人」, who sits in the audience.

Use 「観客」 for audiences at theatres or matches. 「見物人」 is for people who come to watch a show, sightsee, or gawk at a scene, as in 「火事の見物人」. In written prose use 「看客」; 「観覧者」 is a formal option. 「参加者」 and 「演者」 are the opposites — participant vs. performer.

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1. 見物けんぶつする人ひと。