Näkyvällä

Näkyvällä is a Finnish word that functions as an inflected form of the adjective näkyvä, meaning visible or in view. As a grammatical form, näkyvällä is used to describe something in a context where the noun it modifies is in a specific case or position in the sentence. In everyday language, the base meaning remains “visible” or “easy to perceive,” but the inflected form places the word in a particular syntactic role.

The adjective näkyvä derives from the root näk-, related to sight and perception, and it expresses that something can be seen or observed. Näkyvyys (visibility) is a related noun that denotes the general concept of how visible something is. The set of forms around näkyvä allows speakers to indicate variations of visibility and clarity, from concrete visibility (an object that can be seen) to figurative clarity (an idea that is evident).

In usage, näkyvällä appears in formal and descriptive Finnish where precise inflection is needed. It can appear in text describing scenes, signs, displays, or information that is accessible or perceivable in a given context. The term is part of everyday vocabulary as well as technical and media language, where visibility and observability are common topics.

See also: näkyvyys, nähdä, näkyä, näkemys.