before one's eyes; in front of one
Formal or literary term for something happening directly in front of one's eyes. Often used in dramatic or written descriptions.
眼前に広がる絶景に息をのんだ。
I gasped at the magnificent view spreading before my eyes.
事故が眼前で起こった。
The accident happened right before my eyes.
眼前 is a highly literary, formal synonym for 目前, favored in narrative or descriptive writing about a scene unfolding right before one's eyes.
眼前 is a formal, literary word for 'right before one's eyes,' whereas 鼻先 is more colloquial and emphasizes closeness to the face.
Compound of 眼 (gan, 'eye') and 前 (zen, 'front'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is a Sino-Japanese compound.