外と山やま

noun

nearby mountain; mountain near a settlement

Refers to a mountain that is close to a village, town, or inhabited area, often used in contrast to deeper, remote mountains (奥山).

• この村むらの外と山やまには、昔むかしから山さん菜さいがたくさん採とれる。

  On the nearby mountain of this village, many wild vegetables have been harvested since old times.

• 外と山やまと奥おく山やまでは、植しょく生せいが大おおきく異ことなる。

  The vegetation differs greatly between the nearby mountain and the deep mountain.