展望
てんぼう · tenbou · JLPT N1 · noun
position
🔭 展 (unfold) + 望 (gaze afar) = unfold your gaze far ahead: a view or outlook
展望 combines 展 (unfold, spread out) and 望 (gaze into the distance). Together they mean looking far ahead, as in the outlook or prospects for what is to come.
望 — 亡 (phonetic) + 月 moon + 王 king/standing figure
Originally a pictograph of a person standing on tiptoe gazing at the moon, expressing the idea of looking far into the distance. Over time the figure was reshaped and 亡 was added as a phonetic element. The meaning extended from 'gaze afar' to 'hope for' or 'expect.'