expression, i-adjective
painful to look at; too miserable to watch
Idiomatic expression used when a scene is so pitiful, tragic, or embarrassing that one cannot bear to watch. Often implies a sense of helplessness or deep sympathy.
彼の苦しむ姿は見るに忍びなかった。
It was painful to watch him suffer.
その映画
The cruel scenes in that movie are too painful to watch.