How to Say "Beautiful View" in Japanese

美しい景色

utsukushii keshiki

The Japanese phrase for beautiful view is 美しい景色 (utsukushii keshiki).

This phrase is used to describe a scene of natural scenery that is pleasing to look at.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the adjective 美しい (utsukushii), meaning beautiful and the noun 景色 (keshiki), meaning scenery or landscape.

utsukushii keshiki

Japanese has a specific word, 木漏れ日 (komorebi), to describe the 美しい景色 created when sunlight filters through the leaves of trees.
In traditional Japanese art, the concept of 借景 (shakkei) or 'borrowed scenery' involves designing a garden to incorporate a distant 美しい景色, like a mountain, as if it were part of the yard.
The word 景色 (keshiki) is derived from the kanji for 'feeling' or 'emotion' and 'scene'. This suggests that a view is not just a visual image but an emotional experience.

丘から海の美しい景色が眺められる。
We can get a beautiful view of the sea from the hill.
This sentence is useful for describing how to see the beautiful 景色 of the sea from a hill.
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この山からの美しい眺めは素晴らしいです。
The beautiful view from this mountain is amazing.
ここには本当に絶景が広がっていますね。
There truly is a magnificent view stretching out here.
ここは美しい景色が見られる場所です。
Koko wa utsukushii keshiki ga mirareru basho desu.
This is a place where you can see a beautiful view.
窓から美しい景色が見えます。
Mado kara utsukushii keshiki ga miemasu.
A beautiful view can be seen from the window.

Two people are standing on a balcony looking at the mountains.

美咲 Misaki

大翔さん、本当に美しい景色ですね。
Hiroto-san, hontou ni utsukushii keshiki desu ne.
Hiroto, it is truly a beautiful view, isn't it?
大翔 Hiroto

そうだね、美咲。感動するよ。
Sou da ne, Misaki. Kandou suru yo.
You're right, Misaki. It's moving.
美咲 Misaki

ずっと眺めていたい気分です。
Zutto nagamete itai kibun desu.
I feel like gazing at it forever.
大翔 Hiroto

この景色を忘れられないね。
Kono keshiki o wasurerarenai ne.
We won't be able to forget this view.

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