スカイライン
Meanings
1
skyline; city skyline
Refers to the outline of buildings against the sky, as in English.
Tokyo's skyline is beautiful at night.
2
scenic mountain road; mountain ridge road
A Japanese usage referring to a road that runs along a mountain ridge with scenic views; often used in proper names like ビーナスライン.
We drove along the scenic mountain road during summer vacation.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉のスカイラインthe skyline of a place
Tokyo's skyline changes year by year.
- スカイラインを走るto drive along a scenic mountain ridge road
On my day off I drove along the Venus Line skyline road.
- スカイラインを描くfor a skyline to form a shape/silhouette
The mountains form a beautiful skyline.
- スカイラインからの眺めthe view from a scenic ridge road
The view from the ridge road was spectacular.