Difference between 景色 and 見晴らし


Dictionary says both mean 'view', and when I google image both words, more or
less the same comes up. What would the difference be? And if both share the
same meaning, which is more common in day to day speech?




景色 focuses on the (beautiful) appearance of nature, whereas 見晴らし focuses on
the _wideness_ of a view.

景色がいい simply means having a beautiful scenery.

見晴らしがいい means having a wide range of view, blocked by nothing. ここは見晴らしが悪い
means you cannot see many things from that point. For example, in military
contexts, a lookout post must have a good 見晴らし, but you don't have to be able
to enjoy a great 景色.

