見 取(みと)り図(ず)

みとりず

noun

sketch; floor plan; rough diagram

1. sketch; floor plan; rough diagram; layout drawing

A rough drawing or diagram showing the layout of a building, room, or area. Not a precise architectural blueprint, but a freehand sketch capturing the general arrangement.

部屋(へや)の見取(みと)り図(ず)を描(か)いた。

I drew a floor plan of the room.

不動産(ふどうさん)サイトで間取(まど)りの見取(みと)り図(ず)を確認(かくにん)した。

I checked the floor plan layout on the real estate website.

引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの前(まえ)に新(あたら)しい家(いえ)の見取(みと)り図(ず)を見(み)ながら、家具(かぐ)の配置(はいち)を考(かんが)えた。

Before moving, I looked at the floor plan of the new house while thinking about furniture placement.

A compound of 見取(みと)り (sketching by observation) and 図(ず) (diagram, drawing). Often used interchangeably with 間取(まど)り図(ず) in the real estate context, though 間取(まど)り specifically focuses on room layout.

Common collocations

見取(みと)り図(ず)を描(か)く (to draw a sketch/floor plan)
見取(みと)り図(ず)を見(み)る (to look at a floor plan)
現場(げんば)の見取(みと)り図(ず) (sketch of the scene — used in crime investigations)
建物(たてもの)の見取(みと)り図(ず) (building floor plan)

Also used figuratively to mean an overview or outline of a situation: 日本(にほん)経済(けいざい)の見取(みと)り図(ず) (an overview of the Japanese economy).

Related Words

Related: 断面図(だんめんず) (cross-section diagram)

Related: 設計図(せっけいず) (blueprint; design drawing)

Compare: 案内図(あんないず) (guide map)

Compare: 略図(りゃくず) (rough sketch)

Compare: 平面図(へいめんず) (floor plan)

Compare: フロアマップ (floor map)

Compare: 模式図(もしきず) (schematic diagram)

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