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In the sense of “outdoors,” is there any difference in meaning between 野外 and
屋外? Neither Nelson’s character dictionary nor Jisho.org indicate any obvious
difference beyond the following second meaning for 野外:

> 野【や】外【がい】  
>  n., の adj. outdoors; outside; open air  
>  n. fields; outskirts; suburbs

> 屋外 【おくがい】  
>  n., の adj. outdoors; outside
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Is there any difference in meaning between 野外 and 屋外?
Yes. There is the difference what environment to be mentioned. However, I
think the difference is already almost listed up in the definition you gave.

**野外{やがい}** seems corresponding really well between English and Japanese. But,
"suburbs" is bit odd to me. If you are in 「野外{やがい}」, there should be few
buildings around you. So, the word is not really relevant to residential area.

「野外{やがい}フェスティバル」is held normally nearby mountains or parks. However, a rock
festival called ["Summer Sonic"](https://www.summersonic.com/2019/) is
normally held in ["Marine Stadium in
Chiba"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zozo_Marine_Stadium) which is not far
away from business district. But, the stadium is open-air. So, the festival
should be categorized in 野外{やがい}フェスティバル.

**屋外{おくがい}** is used to describe for "outside the building". So, the word only
_"outdoors"_ is bit odd to me. The dictionary probably wants to say things
like
[屋外広告{おくがいこうこく}](https://www.google.com/search?q=%E5%B1%8B%E5%A4%96%E5%BA%83%E5%91%8A&client=firefox-
b-d&sxsrf=ACYBGNQ3BCrTQ3qiaS6sdQEaa1WkOwP5gQ:1579401277652&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw1fKg0I7nAhU-
xYsBHbfHA4QQ_AUoAnoECCsQBA&biw=1920&bih=961) : [Out of home/ Outdoor
advertising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-of-home_advertising).

In English, the word _"outdoors"_ seems just outside the building. But I
believe it is often used to describe for hiking area where there are few
buildings.

**戸外{こがい}** , a similar word, is used to describe outside the residential
house.

The picture below is an explanation I have found and I believe this is a
standard interpretation.

[Reference and source of the picture : 野外と屋外と戸外の違いとは](https://zatugaku-
gimonn.com/entry279.html)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/reKeS.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/reKeS.png)
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