1997 年 62 巻 497 号 p. 95-102
The purpose of this study is to investigate the viewing area in front of basic exhibition tanks concerning visitor's viewing act in Japanese aquariums.
1) The constituent of this research is "viewer's density" and "scale of basic exhibition tanks" which influence the viewing act.
2) The items of analysis are ① viewer's tracks, ② viewing position and time and ③ moving distance.
3) As a result, the viewing act is influenced by "viewer's density" rather than "scale of basic exhibition tanks".