Dictionary says both mean 'view', and when I google image both words, more or
less the same comes up. What would the difference be? And if both share the
same meaning, which is more common in day to day speech?
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Difference between 景色 and 見晴らし
> yain.jp/i/景色 景色(けしき)の意味・由来・語源
> 「景色」は平安時代には「気色」と書かれ、人の心の動きや自然の様子を表す語であった。それが鎌倉時代以降、「気色」は人の機嫌・顔色・意向などを表すときは「きそく」や「きしょく」と読まれ、一方、自然界の風景を表すときは
> ...

I thought maybe 景色 was from Chinese. I was wrong. but it's a word that seems
more packed with cultural history.

> ｢見晴らしがいい｣ ｢眺めがいい｣
> detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1367202823 ‎ 2011年 ...
> 一方｢眺めがいい｣は「景色が綺麗」という意味です。
> だから｢見晴らしがいい｣は「視界が開けている・遠くまで見える」けど単調な野原しか見えないかも知れない。
> 一方で｢眺めがいい｣は「視界はそれほど広くない」かも知れないけど、見えている ...

｢見晴らしがいい｣ == You can see long distances (but it could be a boring view).

良い景色 == I think this has more to do with the observer's subjective
appreciation of the view.
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景色 focuses on the (beautiful) appearance of nature, whereas 見晴らし focuses on
the _wideness_ of a view.

景色がいい simply means having a beautiful scenery.

見晴らしがいい means having a wide range of view, blocked by nothing. ここは見晴らしが悪い
means you cannot see many things from that point. For example, in military
contexts, a lookout post must have a good 見晴らし, but you don't have to be able
to enjoy a great 景色.
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