(しかくてき)

しかくてき
na-adjective
visual; relating to sight
1. visual; relating to sight; pertaining to vision
Relating to or experienced through the sense of sight. A な-adjective used to describe things that appeal to or involve visual perception.
視覚的(しかくてき)効果(こうか)
A visual effect.
視覚的(しかくてき)()かりやすい資料(しりょう)(つく)った。
I created visually easy-to-understand materials.
グラフを使(つか)って視覚的(しかくてき)表現(ひょうげん)することで、データが理解(りかい)しやすくなる。
By expressing data visually with graphs, it becomes easier to understand.

Composed of 視覚(しかく) (vision, visual sense) + (てき) (suffix making な-adjectives). A formal word common in academic, design, and technical contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 視覚的(しかくてき)効果(こうか): visual effect
  • 視覚的(しかくてき)表現(ひょうげん)する: to express visually
  • 視覚的(しかくてき)情報(じょうほう): visual information
  • 視覚的(しかくてき)(うった)える: to appeal visually

RELATED TERMS:

  • 聴覚的(ちょうかくてき): auditory (relating to hearing)
  • 触覚的(しょっかくてき): tactile (relating to touch)
  • ビジュアル: visual (loanword; more casual, often used in fashion/entertainment)