gaze

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 眺 has 11 strokes and concerns gazing at something or looking out over a view.
• Basic usage: 眺める is read ながめる, and 眺望 is read ちょうぼう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Gazing and a view
  • 雨の町を眺める means to gaze at the rainy town. を marks what is viewed.
  • The 眺 in 眺望 is read ちょう.
  • 山頂からの眺望 means the view from the summit.
  • 海への眺望 means a view toward the sea. Here, the view is a visible landscape.