1.
sense of openness; feeling of freedom; spaciousness
A pleasant feeling of openness, spaciousness, or liberation from confinement or constraints.
開放感のある部屋だ。
It's a room with a sense of openness.
試験が終わって開放感に浸った。
I basked in a feeling of freedom after the exam ended.
天井が高くて窓も大きいので、開放感たっぷりのオフィスだ。
With high ceilings and large windows, it's an office full of spaciousness.
USAGE:
開放感 can describe both physical spaciousness (rooms, buildings, landscapes) and the emotional feeling of liberation (after finishing a task, escaping stress).
WORD FORMATION:
開放 (opening, liberation) + 感 (feeling, sense).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 開放感がある: to have a sense of openness
- 開放感に浸る: to bask in a feeling of freedom
- 開放感たっぷり: full of spaciousness
- 開放感のある空間: an open, spacious area