outsider's perspective; how it looks to others
Often used adverbially as 傍目に or 傍目には to describe how a situation appears to an outside observer, contrasting with the insider's view.
It may look happy from an outsider's perspective, but it's actually tough.
If you worry too much about how you appear to others, you lose your individuality.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; also common.
Compound of 傍 (はた, 'side; nearby') and 目 (め, 'eye'), literally 'eye from the side,' referring to how something looks to a bystander.