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.
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

Writing

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.