ドアアイ

noun

door peephole; door viewer

A small lens fitted into a door to see who is outside. Wasei-eigo from 'door eye'; the English equivalent is 'peephole' or 'door viewer'. Often called ドアスコープ as well.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from door eye

See also: ドアスコープ

• ドアアイから外そとを見みると、知しらない人ひとが立たっていた。

  When I looked outside through the door peephole, a stranger was standing there.

• このマンションのドアにはドアアイが付ついていない。

  The door of this apartment doesn't have a peephole.