1.
point-blank range; very close distance; close proximity
An extremely short distance between two things. Originally a military/firearms term for the distance at which a bullet travels in a nearly flat trajectory, now commonly used to mean simply 'very close.'
至近距離から撮影した。
I photographed it from very close range.
駅から至近距離にあるマンションだ。
It's an apartment building very close to the station.
至近距離で見ると、細かい傷がたくさんあった。
When I looked from up close, there were many small scratches.
USAGE:
Used both literally (physical distance) and in real estate/location descriptions. Often seen in property listings to emphasize proximity to a station or other amenity.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 至近距離から (from very close range)
- 至近距離にある (to be located very close by)
- 至近距離で見る (to see from close up)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 近距離: short distance — less extreme than 至近距離
- 目と鼻の先: right under one's nose — idiomatic expression for very near