दृश्य (drishy)

noun/adjective Mainly a noun meaning 'scene, view, sight' (as in a landscape or a film/play scene), with a related adjective sense meaning 'visible.'

Sense 1 : scene, view

noun, masculine

Synonyms: नज़ारा (nazaaraa), मंज़र (manzar), तमाशा (tamaashaa, often for a spectacle or commotion)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: You will hear दृश्य (drishy) a lot in the context of films and plays -- हास्य दृश्य (haasy drishy, 'comic scene') or यह दृश्य याद रहेगा (yah drishy yaad rahegaa, 'this scene will be remembered') -- as well as in nature writing, where it describes a scenic view. It has a slightly more formal, literary flavor than everyday words like नज़ारा (nazaaraa).

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use दृश्य (drishy) for any 'view' interchangeably with नज़ारा (nazaaraa), but दृश्य (drishy) leans more descriptive/visual or literary (a scene one observes or describes), while नज़ारा (nazaaraa) carries more everyday appreciative warmth, as when admiring a sunset.

Sample Sentences:

पहाड़ों से सूरज डूबने का दृश्य बहुत सुंदर लगता है। The view of the sunset from the mountains looks very beautiful.

(pahaadon se sooraj doobne kaa drishy bahut sundar lagtaa hai।)

फ़िल्म का आख़िरी दृश्य सबको याद रह गया। Everyone remembered the last scene of the film.

(film kaa aakhirii drishy sabko yaad rah gayaa।)

निर्देशक इस दृश्य को फिर से शूट कर रहे हैं। The director is shooting this scene again.

(nirdeshak is drishy ko phir se shoot kar rahe hain।)

नाटक का यह दृश्य बहुत हास्यपूर्ण था। This scene of the play was very funny.

(naatak kaa yah drishy bahut haasypoorn thaa।)

अगर तुम वह दृश्य देखते तो रो पड़ते। If you had seen that scene, you would have cried.

(agar tum vah drishy dekhte to ro padte।)

कृपया इस दृश्य को ध्यान से देखिए, आगे कहानी इस पर टिकी है। Please watch this scene carefully, the rest of the story depends on it.

(kripyaa is drishy ko dhyaan se dekhie, aage kahaanii is par tikii hai।)

यह दृश्य दर्शकों को हमेशा याद रहेगा। This scene will always be remembered by the audience.

(yah drishy darshkon ko hameshaa yaad rahegaa।)

समुद्र किनारे का दृश्य देखकर उसकी सारी थकान मिट गई। Seeing the view of the seashore, all her tiredness vanished.

(samudr kinaare kaa drishy dekhkar uskii saarii thakaan mit gaii।)

क्या यह दृश्य फिर से फ़िल्माया जाएगा? Will this scene be filmed again?

(kyaa yah drishy phir se filmaayaa jaaegaa?)

शायद यह हास्य दृश्य कहानी में थोड़ी हल्की-फुल्की राहत दे। Perhaps this comic scene gives the story a bit of light relief.

(shaayad yah haasy drishy kahaanii men thodii halkii-phulkii raahat de।)

उस युद्ध का दृश्य कवि की लेखनी में जीवंत हो उठता है। The scene of that battle comes alive through the poet's pen.

(us yuddh kaa drishy kavi kii lekhnii men jiivant ho uthtaa hai।)

Sense 2 : visible

adjective Used mostly in formal, scientific, or descriptive registers -- e.g. दृश्य प्रकाश (drishy prakaash, 'visible light').

Synonyms: दिखने वाला (dikhne vaalaa), दृष्टिगोचर (drishtigochar, literary)

Frequency: low

Cultural Note: This adjective sense shares its root with the noun sense (both come from the idea of 'that which is seen'), and you'll meet it in compound technical terms like दृश्य-अदृश्य (drishy-adrishy, 'visible-invisible') more often than in casual speech.

Sample Sentences:

यह ग्रह पृथ्वी से दृश्य नहीं है। This planet is not visible from earth.

(yah grah prithvii se drishy nahiin hai।)

आकाश में दृश्य और अदृश्य दोनों प्रकार की शक्तियाँ मानी जाती हैं। Both visible and invisible kinds of forces are believed to exist in the sky.

(aakaash men drishy aur adrishy donon prakaar kii shaktiyaan maanii jaatii hain।)

दूरबीन से वह तारा साफ़ दृश्य हो गया। That star became clearly visible through the telescope.

(doorbiin se vah taaraa saaf drishy ho gayaa।)

क्या वह इमारत यहाँ से दृश्य है? Is that building visible from here?

(kyaa vah imaarat yahaan se drishy hai?)

वैज्ञानिक दृश्य और अदृश्य किरणों के बीच का अंतर समझाते हैं। Scientists explain the difference between visible and invisible rays.

(vaigyaanik drishy aur adrishy kirnon ke biich kaa antar samjhaate hain।)

यदि प्रकाश तेज़ होता, तो पहाड़ी की चोटी दृश्य होती। If the light were brighter, the top of the hill would be visible.

(yadi prakaash tez hotaa, to pahaadii kii chotii drishy hotii।)

इस उपकरण के ज़रिए अणुओं की संरचना दृश्य बनाई जाती है। Through this instrument, the structure of molecules is made visible.

(is upakran ke zarie anuon kii sanrachnaa drishy banaaii jaatii hai।)

कोहरा हट जाए तो सामने का दृश्य भाग स्पष्ट दिखाई देगा। If the fog clears, the visible part ahead will appear clearly.

(kohraa hat jaae to saamne kaa drishy bhaag spasht dikhaaii degaa।)

Morphology

Noun

(sg.m.direct): दृश्य (drishy)

(sg.m.oblique): दृश्य (drishy)

(pl.m.direct): दृश्य (drishy)

(pl.m.oblique): दृश्यों (drishyon)

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: दृश्य (drishy)