岡目八目

おかめはちもく

bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead

Also written 傍目八目

Meanings

Noun
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situationFour-character idiom
onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further aheadFour-character idiom

Example sentences

彼女かのじょが彼かれに惚ほれてるのは岡目八目おかめはちもく疑うたがいのないところだよ。

As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.
傍目八目おかめはちもくという言葉ことばがあるように一度いちど協会きょうかいから離はなれて、日本にほんサッカーをみて頂いただきたい。

Like the saying that things are seen clearest from outside I wish he'd leave the association for a time and take a look at Japanese soccer.
当事者とうじしゃの君きみは彼かれを結構けっこう評価ひょうかしているけど、傍目八目おかめはちもくとはいえ、私わたしの厳きびしい見方みかたがあたっているかもね。

You speak pretty highly of him, but you're directly involved. I think my less charitable view might be more accurate since I can look at things objectively.