Translation guide
Describes something visually striking, astonishing, or shocking in a way that grabs attention. Covers both positive amazement and negative shock.
To describe something that is so impressive, colorful, or spectacular that it makes you stare in wonder.
Literally 'to open one's eyes wide', this is the most direct equivalent for something astonishingly beautiful or impressive. Often used as a noun-modifying phrase.
It was an eye-popping view.
Means 'vivid' or 'brilliant', often used for colors or displays that are strikingly bright and eye-catching.
A painting with eye-popping colors.
Means 'flashy' or 'gaudy', used when something is so bright or showy it stands out, sometimes with a slightly negative nuance of being over-the-top.
Her dress was eye-popping and stood out.
Literally 'eyes awaken', used in phrases like 目が覚めるような (eye-opening) to describe something startlingly vivid or beautiful.
An eye-popping blue sky.
To describe a figure, price, or statistic that is so high or extreme it causes disbelief.
Literally 'to doubt one's eyes', used when a number or sight is so unbelievable you can't trust what you see.
I saw the eye-popping price and couldn't believe my eyes.
Means 'off the scale' or 'astronomical', used for amounts or sizes that are extraordinarily large.
Means 'astonishing' or 'phenomenal', often used in news or formal contexts for surprising statistics.
To describe something so outrageous or unexpected that it causes a strong reaction.
Means 'taken aback' or 'flabbergasted', often used in news headlines for shocking events.
Eye-popping news came in.
Means 'shocking' or 'traumatic', used for events or revelations that have a strong emotional impact.
Means 'to be disgusted' or 'appalled', used when something is so bad or stupid it leaves you speechless.
The English 'eye-popping' is an idiom. Direct translations like 目が飛び出る (eyes pop out) exist in Japanese but are usually reserved for extreme surprise or cartoonish reactions, not for describing impressive visuals or numbers.
目を見張る is for positive amazement (beauty, skill), while 目を疑う is for disbelief, often negative or shocking (prices, bad news).
An eye-popping amount of money changed hands.
驚異的な成長率を記録した。
It recorded an eye-popping growth rate.
The confession was eye-popping.
彼の無責任さにあきれた。
I was eye-popping at his irresponsibility.