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目測する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

eye measurement; measuring by eye

Refers to estimating distance, size, or quantity by sight without instruments. Often used as a suru-verb (目測する) or in compounds like 目測で.

〈物もの〉を目もく測そくするto estimate the size or distance of something by eye
崖がけの高たかさを目もく測そくした。
I estimated the height of the cliff by eye.
目もく測そくで〈数かず〉roughly, by eye (giving an approximate figure)
目もく測そくで10メートルほどの距きょ離りだった。
By eye, the distance was about 10 meters.
目もく測そくを誤あやまるto misjudge (a distance/size) by eye
着ちゃく地ちの目もく測そくを誤あやまってバランスを崩くずした。
I misjudged the landing spot by eye and lost my balance.
目もく測そくが狂くるうone's eye-estimate turns out to be off
強つよい日ひ差ざしで目もく測そくが狂くるってしまった。
The strong sunlight threw off my visual estimate.

目め分ぶん量りょう
目測 covers estimating distance, size, or quantity by eye, while 目分量 is used specifically for guessing weight or volume, often in cooking.

実じっ測そく
目測 means estimating by eye alone, whereas 実測 means measuring something with actual instruments for an exact value.

予よ測そくN3
目測 is a visual estimate of a physical quantity like distance or size, while 予測 means a prediction or forecast about future events, not something seen with the eyes.
目もく視し
目測 means estimating a measurement (like distance or size) by eye, while 目視 means simply observing or checking something visually without measuring.

Compound of 目 (eye) and 測 (measure). The reading is on'yomi (もくそく).