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太陽が西

the sun is in the west

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the sun is in the west A literal phrase often followed by に沈む (sets in the west) or から昇る (rises in the west). 太陽が西から昇る can describe an impossible event, similar to “when pigs fly.”
JA: 夕方になると、太陽が西に沈んでいく。
EN: As evening comes, the sun sets in the west.

私は真っ赤な太陽が西に沈んでいくのを見ていた。

I was watching the bright red sun sink in the west.

私は太陽が西の海に沈んでいくのを眺めていた。

I was watching the sun sink into the western sea.