夜よ目め遠とお目め笠かさの内うち

expression

women appear most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more

Proverb meaning that a woman looks more attractive when not seen clearly; by extension, things are often better when not examined too closely.

• 「夜よ目め遠とお目め笠かさの内うち」というから、あまり近ちかくで見みないほうがいいかもしれない。

  As the saying goes, 'women appear most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat,' so maybe it's better not to look too closely.

• 夜よ目め遠とお目め笠かさの内うちで、彼かの女じょが遠とおくにいるときはとてもきれいに見みえた。

  True to the proverb, she looked very beautiful when she was far away.