patrol; rounds; inspection tour
Refers to the act of walking around to inspect or guard an area, such as a security patrol or a routine check.
The security guard is doing a nighttime patrol.
The teacher went on a round of the classrooms.
watchman; patrolman
A person who patrols or inspects; often used for a guard or night watchman. Less common than the action sense.
The watchman passes along this road every night.
見回り is a less formal, everyday term for going around and checking on things, whereas 巡視 is used for formal, official patrols or inspections.
見回り is the everyday noun for a round or patrol, while 巡回 sounds more official and is used in police, security, or inspection contexts.
Standard modern spelling; the most common written form.
Variant using the older 廻 kanji; rarely seen in contemporary writing.
Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 回り (mawari, 'going around'). The kanji 廻 is an older variant of 回.