望ぼう見けん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

watching from afar; observing at a distance

Literary or formal term for looking at something from a distance, often with a sense of gazing or surveying. Not used in everyday conversation.

彼かれは丘おかの上うえから町まちを望ぼう見けんした。
He gazed at the town from the top of the hill.

ambition, full moon, hope

見see, hopes, chances

Similar words

見みる
望見 is a formal, literary term for watching from a distance, while 見る is the general verb for 'to see' or 'to look'.
眺ながめる
眺める also means 'to gaze at' or 'to look out over', but is more common and can be used for both near and distant views. 望見 specifically emphasizes distance.

Etymology

Compound of 望 (ぼう, 'hope, desire, view') and 見 (けん, 'see'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of distant viewing.