視野(しや)

しや
noun
field of vision; perspective; outlook
1. field of vision; visual field
the area that can be seen without moving the eyes or head
視野(しや)が狭(せま)くなってきた。
My field of vision has been getting narrower.
運転中(うんてんちゅう)は広(ひろ)い視野(しや)を保(たも)つことが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to maintain a wide field of vision while driving.
眼科(がんか)で視野(しや)検査(けんさ)を受(う)けた。
I had a visual field test at the ophthalmologist.
2. perspective; outlook; scope
the range of one's thinking, knowledge, or consideration
海外(かいがい)経験(けいけん)で視野(しや)が広(ひろ)がった。
My perspective broadened through overseas experience.
視野(しや)の狭(せま)い考(かんが)え方(かた)だ。
That's a narrow-minded way of thinking.
長期的(ちょうきてき)な視野(しや)で物事(ものごと)を考(かんが)える。
Think about things from a long-term perspective.

TWO DISTINCT USES:
Sense 1 is physical/medical, while sense 2 is figurative/intellectual.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 視野(しや)が広(ひろ)い - wide perspective, open-minded
  • 視野(しや)が狭(せま)い - narrow perspective, narrow-minded
  • 視野(しや)を広(ひろ)げる - to broaden one's perspective
  • 視野(しや)に入(い)れる - to take into consideration

MEDICAL TERMS:

  • 視野(しや)検査(けんさ) - visual field test
  • 視野(しや)欠損(けっそん) - visual field defect
  • 周辺(しゅうへん)視野(しや) - peripheral vision

RELATED VOCABULARY:

  • 視界(しかい) - visibility, view (what can be seen at a moment)
  • 視点(してん) - viewpoint, perspective
  • 視力(しりょく) - eyesight, vision
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Added 2026.1.27 22:24
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