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I am aware that there is a [similar
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/82309/what-is-the-
difference-%e5%85%89%e6%99%af-%e6%83%85%e6%99%af-and-%e5%a0%b4%e9%9d%a2) with
a great answer, however I feel like it could be expanded upon. I don't have
enough points to comment, so I decided to post it as a seperate question.

My question is what's the difference between:

**光景** , **情景** , **景色** **景観** , **眺め** , **見晴らし** , **場面**

I know they all essentially mean view, scenery and/or spectacle, but what are
the more nuanced differences?

Also, since **光景** , **情景** and **場面** have been explained in the other
question, feel free to leave the definitions out; if you feel like they've
been explained well enough.
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Difference between 光景, 風景, 景色, 情景, 景観, 眺め, 見晴らし and 場面
* **場面** : scene in the sense of "situation"
  * **光景** : a memorable scene seen by one's eyes
  * **情景** : scene in the sense of "vision", something imagined in one's mind
  * **景色** : wide scenery/landscape (typically of nature)
  * **風景** : a pleasant, physical sight, not necessarily of nature (though it can be).
  * **景観** : beautiful landscape (e.g., of a city) maintained by people
  * **眺め** : scenery/scene seen from a distance (眺める = to see from a distance); outlook
  * **見晴らし** : wideness/openness/clearness of a view

光景 can refer to any memorable scene/scenery perceived by your eyes. 景色 tends
to refer to a _wide_ scenery seen from a distance. 景観 tends to be used in the
context of city design, etc.

  * あの日部屋で見た光景  
the scene I saw in my room that day

  * 富士山の山頂から見た景色  
the scenery seen from the top of Mt. Fuji

  * 美しい京都の景観を守れ！  
Protect the beautiful landscape of Kyoto!

眺め and 見晴らし are often interchangeable, too, but 眺め focuses on what you're
seeing (from a distance), whereas 見晴らし focuses on how far or how much you can
see. For example 良い眺め tends to refer to a beautiful/pleasing view, whereas
良い見晴らし tends to refer to an open/clear view.

Still, the following five phrases mean almost the same thing, "wonderful
scenery seen from the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree":

  * スカイツリーの展望台から見た素晴らしい光景
  * スカイツリーの展望台から見た素晴らしい景色
  * スカイツリーの展望台から見た素晴らしい景観
  * スカイツリーの展望台から見た素晴らしい眺め
  * スカイツリーの展望台からの素晴らしい見晴らし
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