Lingaku眺める【ながめる】
Frequency rank: 745. – 746.
- to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
- to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
- to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 眺める【ながめる】Frequency rank: 745. – 746.
- ながめるFrequency rank: 25,241. – 25,394.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
- to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
- to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
This usage refers to the act of looking at something with attention or interest.
This meaning is about enjoying the view of something, usually nature or scenery.
This usage is when someone observes or watches something happen without directly participating.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ながめる眺めることthe act of gazingとおく遠くのけしき景色をながめる眺めるto gaze at the distant sceneryまど窓からそと外をながめる眺めるto look out of the windowけしき景色をながめる眺めるto admire the viewしずか静かなばしょ場所でながめる眺めるto gaze in a quiet placeうみ海をながめる眺めるto look out over the seaほし星をながめる眺めるto gaze at the starsゆうひ夕日をながめる眺めるto watch the sunsetときどき時々ながめる眺めるto occasionally look onじっとながめる眺めるto stare intently at
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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As a boy, I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at white clouds.
As a boy I used to lie on my back and look at white clouds.
She came into the garden and looked at the trees for a long time.
She was looking at the fine snow falling on the lake.
She stopped before the mirror to admire herself.
He went to the beach, and looked far across the sea toward the horizon.
He picked up the newspaper and glanced casually over the front page.