field of vision; range of vision; line of sight
A somewhat literary or formal term for the area or direction one can see. Often used in descriptive or narrative contexts.
A grassland stretching as far as the eye can see.
The fog obstructed the line of sight.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Variant kanji spelling using 眼; less common than 目路.
Compound of 目 (me, 'eye') and 路 (ji, 'path' or 'route'), literally 'eye-path'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling conventionally suggests the direction or path of sight.