noun
feeling of closeness; sense of intimacy
Refers to a subjective feeling of emotional closeness, affinity, or friendship between people.
一緒に旅行したことで、二人の間に親密感が生まれた。
Traveling together created a feeling of closeness between the two.
彼は初対面なのに、なぜか親密感を覚えた。
Even though it was our first meeting, I somehow felt a sense of intimacy with him.
親近感 also means a feeling of affinity, but often implies a sense of familiarity or approachability, while 親密感 emphasizes deeper emotional closeness.
Compound of 親密 (shinmitsu, 'intimate') + 感 (kan, 'feeling').