展望 (てんぼう, tenbou) Japanese meaning: view | Kotomora

展てん望ぼう

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展望する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	展てん望ぼうする	展てん望ぼうしない
Polite	展てん望ぼうします	展てん望ぼうしません
Past polite	展てん望ぼうしました	展てん望ぼうしませんでした
Past	展てん望ぼうした	展てん望ぼうしなかった
Te-form	展てん望ぼうして	展てん望ぼうしないで
Desire	展てん望ぼうしたい	展てん望ぼうしたくない
Potential	展てん望ぼうできる	展てん望ぼうできない
Passive	展てん望ぼうされる	展てん望ぼうされない
Causative	展てん望ぼうさせる	展てん望ぼうさせない
Causative passive	展てん望ぼうさせられる	展てん望ぼうさせられない
Volitional	展てん望ぼうしよう
Polite volitional	展てん望ぼうしましょう
Imperative	展てん望ぼうしろ	展てん望ぼうするな
Conditional	展てん望ぼうすれば	展てん望ぼうしなければ
Tara conditional	展てん望ぼうしたら	展てん望ぼうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

view; outlook; prospect

Refers to a broad view of a landscape or a future outlook. Often used in contexts like scenic views, economic forecasts, or future prospects.

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Kanji

展unfold, expand
望ambition, full moon, hope

Related words· 9

眺ちょう望ぼう
眺望 refers specifically to a scenic view seen from a high or open place, while 展望 can also describe a broader future outlook or prospect.
見み通とおしN1
見通し emphasizes a forecast or prediction based on current information, whereas 展望 can be more about a wide, sweeping view or a long-term outlook.
眺ながめN3
眺め is a more casual, everyday word for a view or scenery, while 展望 often implies a broader, more formal or strategic perspective.
見み晴はらしN1
見晴らし emphasizes an open, unobstructed view from a vantage point, while 展望 can also refer to a more formal or long-term future outlook.

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ビジョン
展望 is a native Japanese word for a concrete outlook or prospect, while ビジョン leans toward an aspirational, future-oriented mental image.
パノラマ
展望 is a native Japanese word for a view or future outlook, while パノラマ specifically emphasizes a sweeping, unbroken 360-degree vista.
視し野やN2
展望 highlights future prospects or a scenic view, whereas 視野 focuses on the breadth of what one can currently see or consider.
将しょう来らい像ぞう
展望 refers more broadly to an outlook or prospects, while 将来像 specifically means a defined image of what the future should look like.

Opposites

回かい顧こN1
展望 means looking forward to the future or prospects, the opposite direction from 回顧's looking back at the past.

Don't confuse with

展てん開かいN2
展望 means a view or future outlook, while 展開 means the development or unfolding of events; they share the kanji 展 but differ in meaning.
展てん覧らん
展望 shares the kanji 展 but means 'view/prospect', while 展覧 means 'exhibition/display'.

Word family· 10

展てん望ぼう台だい
observation deck; viewing platform
展てん望ぼう塔とう
observation tower; lookout tower
展てん望ぼう室しつ
observation deck; observation room; observatory
展てん望ぼう窓まど
observation window

Etymology

From 展 (expand, spread) and 望 (hope, view), literally 'expanding view'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji composition reflects the meaning of a broad perspective.

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