写(うつ)り具 合(ぐあい)

うつりぐあい

noun

how something comes out (in a photo); photographic result

1. how something comes out in a photo; photographic result

The way a subject appears when photographed — whether it looks good, clear, and well-lit. Combines 写(うつ)り (how something is captured) with 具合(ぐあい) (condition, state).

写真(しゃしん)の写(うつ)り具合(ぐあい)を確認(かくにん)した。

I checked how the photo turned out.

天気(てんき)によって写(うつ)り具合(ぐあい)が変(か)わる。

How photos come out changes with the weather.

証明(しょうめい)写真(しゃしん)は写(うつ)り具合(ぐあい)が気(き)になるので何度(なんど)も撮(と)り直(なお)した。

I was worried about how my ID photo would come out, so I retook it many times.

Combines 写(うつ)り (how a subject is captured on film or in a photo) with 具合(ぐあい) (condition, state). Describes how well something photographs — its lighting, clarity, and overall look in the finished image.

Common collocations

写(うつ)り具合(ぐあい)がいい: photographs well; comes out nicely
写(うつ)り具合(ぐあい)を確認(かくにん)する: to check how a photo came out

Note on kanji

写(うつ)り uses 写(しゃ) (to photograph or copy). For reflections in a mirror or images on a screen, the homophone 映(うつ)り (映(うつ)り具合(ぐあい)) is used instead.

Related Words

Compare: 写(うつ)り映(ば)え (photogenic quality)

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