意外と

なあ学者って意外とすごい奴だったのかな？

Hey, maybe scholars are more impressive than I thought?

— Godzilla Minus One (2023)

意外とでかい部屋なんだね。

This room is surprisingly spacious.

意外と正確だよ

It's surprisingly accurate.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

歩いてみたら意外と近い。

When I tried walking there, it turned out to be surprisingly close.

これ、意外と面白い内容だから、もう少し詳しく調べてみようかな。

This is more interesting than I expected, so maybe I’ll look into it in a little more detail.

意外と寒いね

It’s surprisingly cold.

— PERFECT BLUE (1998)

その映画は意外と面白かった。

That movie was surprisingly interesting.

自己表現は、簡単そうで意外と難しいと思います。

I think self-expression is surprisingly difficult, even though it seems easy.