見み晴はらす

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見晴らす · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Describes a vantage point from which one can see a wide area; often used for scenic spots, hilltops, or tall buildings.

〈場ば所しょ〉から〈場ば所しょ〉を見み晴はらすto command a view of a place from a vantage point
展てん望ぼう台だいから街まち全ぜん体たいを見み晴はらすことができる。
You can command a view of the whole city from the observation deck.
〈場ば所しょ〉を見み晴はらすto look out over a place from a high or open spot
この丘おかからは海うみを見み晴はらすことができる。
From this hill you can look out over the sea.

見み渡わたすN2
見渡す stresses the act of scanning or surveying a wide area with your eyes, while 見晴らす describes the vantage point itself commanding that view.
眺ながめるN3
眺める simply means to gaze at or admire something (scenery, an object) without implying a wide or elevated view, whereas 見晴らす specifically describes a spot from which a broad panorama is visible.
展てん望ぼうN1
展望する is a more formal, literary way to express having a panoramic view, while 見晴らす is the everyday verb for the same idea.

見み張はるN1
見張る means to keep watch over or guard something, which learners can confuse with 見晴らす (to command a scenic view) due to the shared 見 and similar reading.

見み晴はらすUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling; the 晴 component suggests a clear, wide view.
みはらすUsage19%
見晴みはらす
Less common variant without the okurigana ら; learners may encounter it but 見晴らす is preferred.

Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 晴らす (harasu, 'to clear up'). The 晴らす element suggests an unobstructed, clear view.