横顔

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 横顔 is read as よこがお and is a noun for a person’s facial profile or the appearance of the face viewed from the side.
• Basic usage: A visible profile appears in 横顔が見える, while a photograph appears in 横顔を撮る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Viewing direction
  • It is the side angle that shows the outline of the forehead and nose, rather than a face viewed head-on.
• Difference from 正面
  • 正面 is the frontal direction of a subject; 横顔 is specifically the face as seen from the side.