scenery description; depiction of scenery
A literary term referring to the description or depiction of scenery, especially in poetry or prose. Not used for everyday landscape descriptions.
この詩は叙景に優れている。
This poem excels in scenery description.
彼の文章は叙景が巧みだ。
His writing is skillful at depicting scenery.
Compound of 叙 (jo, 'describe' or 'relate') and 景 (kei, 'scenery'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of describing scenery.