The Chinese word 视野 (shìyě), meaning "field of vision", "horizon", or "perspective", is a compound noun formed through semantic combination. It combines the character 视 (shì), which means "to look" or "sight", with 野 (yě), which means "field" or "open country". Literally, it translates to "sight field", metaphorically extending the concrete idea of the physical area one can see into the abstract concept of one's breadth of understanding, mental scope, or range of experience. This formation is typical in Chinese, where two meaningful characters are joined to create a new, nuanced concept that is more than the sum of its parts.