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視線 (しせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

視し線せん

し

せ

ん

Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

line of sight; gaze; look

Refers to the direction of one's eyes or the act of looking at something. Often used when describing where someone is looking or the feeling of being watched.

彼かれの視し線せんが私わたしに向

む

け

られ

た

。

His gaze was directed at me.

視し線せんを感かんじて振ふり返かえった。

I felt someone's eyes on me and turned around.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に視し線せんを送おくるto send a glance/look toward someone
彼かの女じょは彼かれにちらりと視し線せんを送おくった。
She shot a quick glance at him.
視し線せんを感かんじるto feel someone's gaze on oneself
後うしろから視し線せんを感かんじて振ふり返かえった。
I felt someone's gaze from behind and turned around.
視し線せんが合あうfor eyes to meet
教きょう室しつで彼かれと視し線せんが合あった。
Our eyes met in the classroom.
視し線せんを避さけるto avoid eye contact
彼かれは緊きん張ちょうして私わたしの視し線せんを避さけた。
He was nervous and avoided my gaze.
視し線せんを向むけるto turn one's gaze toward something
彼かれは音おとのする方ほうに視し線せんを向むけた。
He turned his gaze toward the sound.
視し線せんを集あつめるto attract everyone's attention/gazes
彼かの女じょのドレスが周まわりの視し線せんを集あつめた。
Her dress drew everyone's attention.

Expressions

視し線せんを注そそぐwatch intently; stare; fix one's gaze on
視し線せんを落おとすlook downwards; lower one's gaze; drop one's eyes

Kanji

視inspection, regard as, see
線line, track

Related words

目め線せん
目線 is the casual, everyday word often used for eye level or personal perspective, while 視線 is the more neutral term for the direction of one's gaze.
眼差まなざしN1
眼差し is a literary word that conveys the emotion or quality behind a look, whereas 視線 simply describes the physical direction of the eyes.
人ひと目めN2
視線 refers to the actual direction of someone's gaze or eyes, whereas 人目 is the abstract idea of public notice or being watched.
目めつきN2
視線 focuses on the direction one's eyes are pointed (line of sight), while 目つき describes the quality or expression of the eyes themselves.

Don't confuse with

視し野やN2
視野 means the field or scope of vision, while 視線 refers to the actual line along which one is looking.
視し界かい
視界 is the visible range or field of view, whereas 視線 is the direction in which someone's eyes are pointed.

Word family

熱ねっ視し線せん
gaze of keen interest; close attention
視し線せん速そく度ど
radial velocity; line-of-sight velocity

Etymology

Compound of 視 (shi, 'seeing') and 線 (sen, 'line'), literally 'line of sight'.