夜景(やけい)

夜景(やけい) refers to the visual beauty of a landscape illuminated at night. Composed of 夜(や) (night) + 景(けい) (scenery).

Common collocations

• 夜景(やけい)を見(み)る: to see the night view
• 夜景(やけい)を楽(たの)しむ: to enjoy the night view
• 夜景(やけい)がきれい: the night view is beautiful
• 夜景(やけい)スポット: night view spot
• 百万(ひゃくまん)ドルの夜景(やけい): million-dollar night view

Famous night views

Japan's 三大(さんだい)夜景(やけい) (three great night views) traditionally include:

• 函館(はこだて) (Hakodate)
• 神戸(こうべ) (Kobe)
• 長崎(ながさき) (Nagasaki)

Related words

• 景色(けしき): scenery, landscape (general)
• 風景(ふうけい): scenery (slightly more literary)
• 展望台(てんぼうだい): observation deck