noun
aesthetic sense; eye for beauty
Refers to a cultivated ability to judge beauty, art, or design. Often used in contexts like art criticism, fashion, or personal taste.
彼女は審美眼があるから、いつもセンスのいい服を選ぶ。
She has an eye for beauty, so she always picks clothes with good taste.
この絵を選んだところに、彼の審美眼の高さがうかがえる
His choice of this painting shows his refined aesthetic sense.
センス is a casual loanword for 'sense' or 'taste', often used in everyday contexts, whereas 審美眼 is more formal and focused on aesthetic judgment.
Compound of 審美 (shinbi, 'aesthetic appreciation') and 眼 (gan, 'eye'). The term likely emerged in the Meiji period as a translation of Western aesthetic concepts.