見通(みとお)し

みとおし
noun
outlook, prospects, forecast
cognition
1. outlook, prospects, forecast
A prediction or expectation about how things will develop in the future.
景気(けいき)の見通(みとお)しは明(あか)るい。
The economic outlook is bright.
今後(こんご)の見通(みとお)しが立(た)たない。
There's no clear outlook for the future.
政府(せいふ)は来年度(らいねんど)の経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)について楽観的(らっかんてき)な見通(みとお)しを示(しめ)した。
The government presented an optimistic outlook for next fiscal year's economic growth.
2. unobstructed view, visibility
The ability to see clearly into the distance without obstruction.
この道(みち)は見通(みとお)しが良(よ)い。
This road has good visibility.
見通(みとお)しの悪(わる)いカーブに注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please be careful at curves with poor visibility.
霧(きり)で見通(みとお)しが悪(わる)くなり、運転(うんてん)が危険(きけん)になった。
Visibility worsened due to fog, making driving dangerous.

Etymology

見(み) (see) + 通(とお)し (through). Literally "seeing through."

Usage

見通(みとお)しが立(た)つ (an outlook is established) and 見通(みとお)しが立(た)たない (no clear outlook) are extremely common patterns in news and business contexts. For sense 2, 見通(みとお)しが良(よ)い/悪(わる)い (good/poor visibility) is standard in traffic and weather reports.

Common collocations

Related Words

Synonym: 見込(みこ)み (prospect, expectation)
Compare: 目処(めど) (prospect)
Related: 先見(せんけん) (foresight, prescience)
Related: 先見(せんけん)の明(めい) (foresight)
Compare: 将来性(しょうらいせい) (future potential)
Compare: 先行(さきゆ)き (future prospects)
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Added 2026.2.8 13:52 · Revised 2026.10.10 15:54
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