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風景 (ふうけい, fuukei) Japanese meaning: scenery | Kotomora
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窓まど
から
見み
える
風ふう
景けい
が
とても
きれい
だ
。
The view from the window is very beautiful.
She took photographs of the scenery of her hometown.
Usage patterns 風ふう 景けい を 眺なが める to gaze at the scenery
I was gazing at the scenery from the train window.
風ふう 景けい が 広ひろ がる a view opens up or spreads out before one
When we climbed the mountain, a beautiful view spread out before us.
のどかな 風ふう 景けい a peaceful, idyllic scene
The countryside is full of peaceful scenery.
風ふう 景けい に 見み 入い る to be absorbed in looking at a scene
She was absorbed in looking at the scenery outside the window.
心こころ に 残のこ る 風ふう 景けい a scene that stays in one's memory
The sunset I saw on that trip is a scene that stays in my memory.
Related words· 10 景色 is the everyday word for a view or scenery, while 風景 sounds slightly more descriptive or pictorial, as in art or writing.
光景 refers to a striking or memorable sight one witnesses, while 風景 is broader and can describe an ordinary landscape or everyday scene.
現場 means the actual site of an incident or activity, while 風景 in this sense refers to the visual scene of what happened, as in 犯行風景 versus 犯行現場.
風景 is a broad term for scenery or landscape in general, while 町並み specifically describes the appearance of buildings and streets in a town.
Show 6 more 風景 can describe any scene, including figurative or everyday ones (日常の風景), whereas 景観 refers strictly to the visual, physical landscape of a place.
風景 describes an ordinary landscape or scene without implying it is especially beautiful, unlike 絶景.
風景 describes a landscape or scene as a whole (often as depicted in art or photos), whereas 眺め focuses on the experience of looking out at it.
風景 means scenery or a view in general, whereas 山川 names the natural elements—mountains and rivers—that make up such a view.
Word family· 9 dreary; bleak; barren; lacking charm · tasteless; unrefined; lacking elegance
indelible childhood scene; earliest remembered landscape · original scenery; unspoiled landscape
scenic area; area of scenic beauty
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 風 and 景. In this word the spelling is conventionally associated with the appearance or view of a place or scene; the exact historical development is not specified.
風景 usually refers to natural or urban scenery viewed objectively, while 情景 highlights a mood-laden, memorable scene.
風景 refers to a scene or landscape as a whole, often with an artistic or emotional quality, while 眺望 emphasizes the breadth and distance of what can be seen.
が
imagined landscape; mental scenery
Show 4 more rural landscape; pastoral scenery
rural landscape; rural scenery
landscape photograph; landscape photography
landscape painter; landscape artist
