noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
squint; cross-eyed
Refers to the condition of being cross-eyed or having a squint. Can be used literally or figuratively.
彼はやぶにらみで、目が内側に寄っている。
He is cross-eyed; his eyes turn inward.
やぶにらみの人は、物が二重に見えることがある。
People with a squint sometimes see double.
noun
mistaken view; warped perspective
Figurative use: a skewed or mistaken way of looking at things, as if seeing through a squint. Often used in set phrases like やぶにらみの考え.
彼の意見はやぶにらみで、事実を正しく見ていない。
His opinion is a mistaken view; he doesn't see the facts correctly.
Compound of 藪 (yabu, 'thicket') and 睨み (nirami, 'glare, stare'). The literal image is of someone staring into a thicket with eyes misaligned, leading to the meaning 'squint' and figuratively 'warped view'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese word.