舷窓

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 舷窓, read げんそう, means a window set into the side of a ship.
• Basic usage: It is used for looking at the sunset through a cabin window or closing that window as waves rise.
  • 船室の舷窓から水平線に沈む夕日を眺めた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A viewpoint through the window with から
  • から in 舷窓から marks the viewpoint from which someone looks out.