What does 光景 (koukei | こうけい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

彼は偶然その光景を見た。
kare wa gūzen sono kōkei o mi ta.
He saw the scene by accident.

彼はその光景に興奮した。
kare wa sono kōkei ni kōfun shi ta.
He was very excited by the scene.

恐ろしい光景に彼は戦慄した。
osoroshī kōkei ni kare wa senritsu shi ta.
He shuddered at the terrible scene. | The terrible scene made him shudder. | The terrible scene sent shivers down his spine. | The terrible scene made him tremble in fear.

彼は、その光景を詳細に述べた。
kare wa, sono kōkei o shōsai ni nobe ta.
He described the scene in detail.

私はその光景を良く覚えている。
watashi wa sono kōkei o yoku oboe te iru.
Well do I remember the scene.

彼女はその場の光景を詳細に述べた。
kanojo wa sono ba no kōkei o shōsai ni nobe ta.
She described the scene in detail.

私の目はその光景に吸い付けられた。
watashi no me wa sono kōkei ni suitsuke rare ta.
My eyes were intent on the scene.

白鳥が川に浮かんで夢のような光景だ。
hakuchō ga kawa ni ukan de yume no yō na kōkei da.
The swans on the river make a dreamlike scene.

パイロットはその光景を詳細に述べた。
pairotto wa sono kōkei o shōsai ni nobe ta.
The pilot described the scene in detail.

彼はその光景を見ながらただ立っていた。
kare wa sono kōkei o mi nagara tada tatte i ta.
He did nothing but stand watching the scene.

自動車事故の現場は恐ろしい光景だった。
jidōsha jiko no genba wa osoroshī kōkei datta.
The scene of the traffic accident was a horrible sight.

その光景は描写できないほど美しかった。
sono kōkei wa byōsha deki nai hodo utsukushikatta.
The beauty of the scene was beyond description.

彼は息を凝らしてその光景を見つめていた。
kare wa iki o korashi te sono kōkei o mitsume te i ta.
He was watching the scene with breathless interest.

彼はその光景を見るのに耐えられなかった。
kare wa sono kōkei o miru no ni tae rare nakatta.
He could not bear to see the scene.

私はかたずをのんでその光景を見つめていた。
watashi wa katazu o non de sono kōkei o mitsume te i ta.
I was watching the scene holding my breath.

その光景を見て彼女の言葉を彼は思い出した。
sono kōkei o mi te kanojo no kotoba o kare wa omoidashi ta.
The scene brought her words home to him.

その悲しい光景を思い描くと彼女の目には涙があふれた。
sono kanashī kōkei o omoiegaku to kanojo no me ni wa namida ga afure ta.
Her eyes were filled with tears when she pictured the sad scene to herself.

その光景を見て私は恐怖のあまり身の毛がよだつ思いだった。
sono kōkei o mi te watashi wa kyōfu no amari minoke ga yodatsu omoi datta.
My hair stood on end with horror when I saw the scene.

私がその光景を見たときの恐ろしさをちょっと想像して下さい。
watashi ga sono kōkei o mi ta toki no osoroshi sa o chotto sōzō shi te kudasai.
Just picture to yourself the horror with which I saw the scene.

	The Japanese word
	光景
	is pronounced
	koukei \| こうけい
	means
	scene, spectacle

	Examples:
	彼は偶然その光景を見た。 kare wa gūzen sono kōkei o mi ta. He saw the scene by accident.
	彼はその光景に興奮した。 kare wa sono kōkei ni kōfun shi ta. He was very excited by the scene.
	恐ろしい光景に彼は戦慄した。 osoroshī kōkei ni kare wa senritsu shi ta. He shuddered at the terrible scene. \| The terrible scene made him shudder. \| The terrible scene sent shivers down his spine. \| The terrible scene made him tremble in fear.
	彼は、その光景を詳細に述べた。 kare wa, sono kōkei o shōsai ni nobe ta. He described the scene in detail.
	私はその光景を良く覚えている。 watashi wa sono kōkei o yoku oboe te iru. Well do I remember the scene.
	彼女はその場の光景を詳細に述べた。 kanojo wa sono ba no kōkei o shōsai ni nobe ta. She described the scene in detail.
	私の目はその光景に吸い付けられた。 watashi no me wa sono kōkei ni suitsuke rare ta. My eyes were intent on the scene.
	白鳥が川に浮かんで夢のような光景だ。 hakuchō ga kawa ni ukan de yume no yō na kōkei da. The swans on the river make a dreamlike scene.
	パイロットはその光景を詳細に述べた。 pairotto wa sono kōkei o shōsai ni nobe ta. The pilot described the scene in detail.
	彼はその光景を見ながらただ立っていた。 kare wa sono kōkei o mi nagara tada tatte i ta. He did nothing but stand watching the scene.
	自動車事故の現場は恐ろしい光景だった。 jidōsha jiko no genba wa osoroshī kōkei datta. The scene of the traffic accident was a horrible sight.
	その光景は描写できないほど美しかった。 sono kōkei wa byōsha deki nai hodo utsukushikatta. The beauty of the scene was beyond description.
	彼は息を凝らしてその光景を見つめていた。 kare wa iki o korashi te sono kōkei o mitsume te i ta. He was watching the scene with breathless interest.
	彼はその光景を見るのに耐えられなかった。 kare wa sono kōkei o miru no ni tae rare nakatta. He could not bear to see the scene.
	私はかたずをのんでその光景を見つめていた。 watashi wa katazu o non de sono kōkei o mitsume te i ta. I was watching the scene holding my breath.
	その光景を見て彼女の言葉を彼は思い出した。 sono kōkei o mi te kanojo no kotoba o kare wa omoidashi ta. The scene brought her words home to him.
	その悲しい光景を思い描くと彼女の目には涙があふれた。 sono kanashī kōkei o omoiegaku to kanojo no me ni wa namida ga afure ta. Her eyes were filled with tears when she pictured the sad scene to herself.
	その光景を見て私は恐怖のあまり身の毛がよだつ思いだった。 sono kōkei o mi te watashi wa kyōfu no amari minoke ga yodatsu omoi datta. My hair stood on end with horror when I saw the scene.
	私がその光景を見たときの恐ろしさをちょっと想像して下さい。 watashi ga sono kōkei o mi ta toki no osoroshi sa o chotto sōzō shi te kudasai. Just picture to yourself the horror with which I saw the scene.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org