主観

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 主観 is read as しゅかん and is a noun for a personal viewpoint, feeling, or judgment distinguished from objective facts.
• Basic usage: Use 筆者の主観が表れる when a viewpoint is visible and 主観だけで決めない when it must not be the sole basis.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Contrast with 客観
  • 主観 belongs to the judging person, while 客観 seeks distance from personal impressions and checks available evidence.
• Subjectivity is not automatically error
  • A personal perspective is not necessarily false, but a decision based on it alone may lack supporting evidence.