奥行き

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 奥行き and read おくゆき, it denotes front-to-back physical depth and the visual sense of space in a flat image.
• Basic usage: It describes a shallow shelf's dimension and depth created in a picture by layered shadows.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Dimension versus visual depth
  • It can be a measurable front-to-back distance or an impression of spatial depth.