遠目

とおめ

Also written 遠眼

Meanings

1. Noun distant view; looking from a distance
2. being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision See also: 遠目が利く (とおめがきく).
3. farsightedness See also: 遠視 (えんし).

Kanji

• 遠 far. Read as とおい.
• 目 eye. Read as め.

Example sentences

• こういう絵は、遠目に見る方がいいんだ。
  These pictures look better at a distance.

Common phrases

• 遠目から見る
• 遠目に見る

Words containing 遠目

• 夜目遠目 (よめとおめ) seen in the dark or at a distance
• 夜目遠目笠の内 (よめとおめかさのうち) women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat
• 遠目が利く (とおめがきく) to be able to see far into the distance

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