目(め)を疑(うたが)う

めをうたがう
expression
to not believe one's eyes
idiomemotion
1. to not believe one's eyes; to be astonished at what one sees
To be so surprised by something one sees that one doubts one is seeing it correctly.
自分(じぶん)の目(め)を疑(うたが)った。
I couldn't believe my eyes.
請求書(せいきゅうしょ)の金額(きんがく)を見(み)て目(め)を疑(うたが)った。
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the amount on the bill.
久(ひさ)しぶりに帰(かえ)った故郷(こきょう)の駅前(えきまえ)が変(か)わりすぎていて、思(おも)わず目(め)を疑(うたが)った。
The area in front of my hometown station had changed so much that I couldn't believe my eyes.

Usage

Almost always in the past tense (目(め)を疑(うたが)った), for a shock at something seen: a price, a score, a sudden change. The surprise can be good or bad. 我(わ)が目(め)を疑(うたが)う is a more literary version.

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Compare: 目(め)を丸(まる)くする (to be wide-eyed with surprise)
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Added 2026.10.5 4:19 · Revised 2026.10.5 4:22
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