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Recently learned some architectural vocab in Japanese, which definitely comes in handy as a level designer! Sharing for those who are learning/interested ↓
空間（くうかん）kūkan
space; room
設計（せっけい）sekkei
plan; design; layout
空間設計（くうかんせっけい）kūkan sekkei
room layout; spatial design
レイアウト reiauto
layout
★ Both 設計 and レイアウト can be made into verbs with する, giving “to design” or “to lay out”
space; room
設計（せっけい）sekkei
plan; design; layout
空間設計（くうかんせっけい）kūkan sekkei
room layout; spatial design
レイアウト reiauto
layout
★ Both 設計 and レイアウト can be made into verbs with する, giving “to design” or “to lay out”
平面図（へいめんず）heimen-zu
ground plan
ground plan
立面図（りつめんず）ritsumen-zu
elevation view
★ 立面 on its own means “façade (of a building)”
elevation view
★ 立面 on its own means “façade (of a building)”
断面図（だんめんず）danmen-zu
cross-section view
cross-section view
パース図（パースず）pāsu-zu
perspective view
★ パース on its own means “perspective”, short for パースペクティブ pāsupekutibu
perspective view
★ パース on its own means “perspective”, short for パースペクティブ pāsupekutibu
鳥瞰図（ちょうかんず）choukan-zu
bird’s-eye view
bird’s-eye view
