noun
imagined landscape; mental scenery
Refers to a landscape or scene that exists only in one's mind, often used in literary or psychological contexts.
彼の小説には独特の心象風景が描かれている。
His novel depicts a unique imagined landscape.
目を閉じると、子供の頃の心象風景が浮かんだ。
When I closed my eyes, the mental scenery of my childhood came to mind.
A yojijukugo composed of 心象 (mental image) and 風景 (landscape). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern literary or psychological discourse.