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The character "景" is structurally composed of "日" representing the sun and "京" which functions phonetically and may carry connotations of height. Etymologically, it initially conveyed the concrete concept of sunlight or brightness in classical Chinese, directly informed by its pictorial element. Over time, its meaning shifted from the source of illumination to the visual appearance of a place under light, thereby acquiring the abstract sense of scenery or view, a semantic expansion that solidified through usage in literary and descriptive contexts.
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这里的风景很美。
公园的景色真好看。
我们去了一个著名景点。
从窗户看出去，夜景很迷人。
这部电影的背景设定在古代。
在经济景气的时期，生意很好做。
摄影师捕捉到了日出时的壮丽景观。
在气候变化的影响下，自然景观正在发生缓慢但显著的变化。