noun
photogenicity; how one looks in photos
Refers to how a person or thing appears in photographs, often used when someone looks better or worse in photos than in real life.
彼女は写真写りがいい。
She is photogenic.
このカメラは写真写りが悪い。
This camera takes unflattering photos.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for clarity or ease of reading.
写真映え emphasizes looking good specifically for social media or stylish photos, while 写真写り is a more general term for how one appears in any photo.
Compound of 写真 (photograph) and 写り (appearance, how something is captured), from the verb 写る (to be photographed).