JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
見下ろす
To look down from a high place or to look down on someone with contempt.
Readings
Other forms
見下ろします polite form
見下ろした plain past
見下ろして te-form
見下ろさない plain negative
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To look down from a high place
Describes viewing a landscape, object, or person from a significantly higher vantage point.
Example
スカイツリー の 展望台 から 東京 の 街 を 見下ろした 。
I looked down on the city of Tokyo from the Skytree's observation deck.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To look down on (someone)
To assume an attitude of superiority or to physically loom over someone in a dominating manner.
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