aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
Refers to one's innate or cultivated ability to perceive and appreciate beauty, often in art, design, or nature.
She has an excellent aesthetic sense.
I go to art museums to cultivate my sense of beauty.
美意識 implies a conscious, cultivated standard or philosophy of beauty, while 美的感覚 leans toward a more instinctive, sensory appreciation of beauty.
Compound of 美的 (biteki, 'aesthetic') + 感覚 (kankaku, 'sense'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for abstract concepts.