客観(きゃっかん)

Refers to the standpoint of evaluating or observing things impartially, without personal feelings or prejudice. Frequently appears in academic, journalistic, and philosophical contexts.

Common collocations

• 客観(きゃっかん)的（な）: objective (adjective form, extremely common)
• 客観(きゃっかん)的に見(み)る: to look at objectively
• 客観(きゃっかん)的事実(じじつ): objective fact
• 客観(きゃっかん)性（を保(たも)つ）: objectivity (to maintain objectivity)

Similar words

• 主観(しゅかん): subjectivity — the direct opposite; personal, subjective viewpoint
• 中立(ちゅうりつ): neutrality — not taking sides, but not necessarily the same as being objective
• 公正(こうせい): fairness — emphasizes impartial treatment, often in legal or institutional contexts

Forms

客(きゃく) (guest, outsider) + 観(かん) (view) — literally "viewing as an outsider," i.e., seeing from a detached perspective.