also: みずのおも · みずのつら
noun
surface of the water; water's surface
Literary or poetic term for the surface of a body of water. The cross-reference 水面 (すいめん) is the more common everyday word.
See also: 水面 (すいめん)
月の光が水の面に映っていた。
The moonlight was reflected on the surface of the water.
風がなく、水の面は鏡のようだった。
There was no wind, and the water's surface was like a mirror.
水面 is the standard, neutral word for 'water surface' in modern Japanese. 水の面 is more literary and less common.
Compound of 水 (water) + の (possessive particle) + 面 (face/surface). The reading みのも uses the older reading み for 水 and も for 面.