これ - Grammar Discussion

[Jake]

this

Structure

• Demonstrative

[near the speaker]

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[paberu]

I know that this isn’t the correct answer to the sentence “this is the sea” but is the following also a kind of valid translation (since the thing the sentence is talking about is a place):

ここは海です

[Pep95]

I think if you were actually standing at/in the sea then yes. But the sentence これは海です is a bit broader, where it could also fit in a scenario where you are pointing at a picture or something.