noun
common sense; ordinary person's perspective; popular feeling
Refers to the practical, everyday sensibility of ordinary citizens, often contrasted with bureaucratic or specialist thinking.
政治家には市民感覚が欠けていると批判された。
The politician was criticized for lacking the perspective of an ordinary person.
この政策は市民感覚からかけ離れている。
This policy is far removed from common sense.
Compound of 市民 (citizen) and 感覚 (sense, feeling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a straightforward modern compound.