Comparing the visual perception and aesthetic evaluation of natural landscapes in Russia and Japan: cultural and environmental factors

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Table 4 Statistical significance of differences (Student’s t -test) between the attractiveness estimates of different landscape types by Japanese respondents

X	Group of landscapes	Waterfalls	Mountains	Lakes	Rivers	Swampy plains	Seacoasts	Forests	Waterless plains
3.78	Waterfalls	0	0.6	1.2	2	7.2	10.4	10.6	12.4
3.75	Mountains		0	0.4	1.5	5.9	8.7	8.9	10.6
3.73	Lakes			0	0.9	6.2	9.8	9.7	11.4
3.69	Rivers				0	5.2	7.7	8	10.4
3.4	Swampy plains					0	1.1	1.4	4.7
3.34	Seacoasts						0	0.5	4.5
3.32	Forests							0	4.1
3.07	Waterless plains								0