Vocabulary

What does 見渡す (みわたす, miwatasu) mean?

見渡す (みわたす, miwatasu) means to look out over, to survey (a wide area).

Quick facts
Readingみわたす
Romajimiwatasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
みわたす
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmiwatasu

to look out over, to survey (a wide area)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

Example sentences

  • I looked out over the city from the summit.

  • Even looking around the whole classroom, he wasn't there.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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