elevation diagram; profile sketch
Architectural term for a drawing showing the exterior vertical face of a building or structure.
設計図には平面図と姿図が含まれている。
The blueprints include floor plans and elevation diagrams.
この姿図は建物の南側の外観を示している。
This elevation diagram shows the exterior of the south side of the building.
Compound of 姿 (すがた, 'figure, appearance') and 図 (ず, 'drawing, diagram'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with architectural elevation sketches.