直線距離

Meaning

1. n
   distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies

Example sentences

• トムの家は僕んちの川向うにあって、直線距離だと１００メートルもないんだけど、実際に行こうと思ったら、橋までが１キロぐらいあるから歩いて２０分もかかっちゃうんだ。

  If you draw a line directly, Tom's house within 100 meters just across the river. But when you actually try and go, it's about a 1 kilometre distance to the bridge, so it takes 20 minutes by foot to get there.