観

visitor

one-sided view

looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker

Sports

crowdless game; game behind closed doors

emperor-centered historiography (of Japan)

latitude observatory

Buddhism

Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)

article containing thoughts and observations on a topic; op-ed article; opinion piece

earth observation (satellite, platform, etc.)

natural landscape; natural scenery

Abbreviation

Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey

masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view

oceanographic observation

pavilion housing the empress's reception hall (in the inner Heian Palace)

absolute idealism

right to a view; right to enjoy scenery from one's living space

Astronomy

visual observation

Organization name

Taiwan Visitors Association; TVA

Buddhism

simultaneous contemplation of the threefold truth (form of Tendai meditation)

objective idealism

small ego

Naikan therapy (type of group psychotherapy)

small garden best enjoyed while sitting at a fixed viewing point