onlookers; bystanders
Refers to people who are present at an event but not directly involved; often used in contexts like accidents, fights, or public incidents.
事故の現場には多くの傍の者達が集まっていた。
Many onlookers gathered at the scene of the accident.
傍の者達はただ見ているだけで、誰も助けようとしなかった。
The bystanders just watched and no one tried to help.
見物人 is used for spectators at a planned event or sightseeing, whereas 傍の者達 refers to incidental onlookers at an unplanned occurrence.
Standard kanji spelling for 'onlookers' or 'bystanders'.
Kana spelling for 傍, making the reading clearer for learners.
Compound of 傍 (はた, 'side, vicinity') + の (possessive particle) + 者 (もの, 'person') + 達 (たち, plural suffix). Literally 'people of the side'.