expression, noun
very close; a stone's throw away
Idiomatic expression meaning extremely close in distance; often used with ～にある or ～だ.
駅は目と鼻の先にある。
The station is a stone's throw away.
彼の家は私の家から目と鼻の先だ。
His house is very close to mine.
Standard kanji spelling for this idiomatic expression.
Rarely used kanji form; 眼 is an uncommon variant of 目.
すぐ近く is a more literal and general phrase for 'very near', while 目と鼻の先 is a vivid idiomatic expression emphasizing extreme proximity.
Literally 'the tip of the eye and nose', a figurative expression for something being as close as one's own facial features.