地じ所しょ観かん念ねん

noun

orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation

A somewhat formal or philosophical term referring to one's grasp of the current circumstances, including both spatial and temporal context. Not an everyday word; more likely to appear in discussions of psychology, sociology, or situational awareness.

• 高こう齢れい者しゃの中なかには地じ所しょ観かん念ねんが薄うすれ、迷子まいごになる人ひともいる。

  Some elderly people lose their orientation of time and place and get lost.

• 災さい害がい時じには地じ所しょ観かん念ねんを保たもつことが重じゅう要ようだ。

  During a disaster, it is important to maintain awareness of the existing situation.