身临其境

身臨其境
shēnlínqíjìng
  1. (idiom) to experience it for oneself
  2. to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

CEDICT

to be personally on the scene; to be in a place or situation in person

Wiktionary

亲自到达那地方。《三侠五义．第六五回》：「及至身临其境，只落得『原来如此』四个大字。」也作「身当其境」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 身 shēn
  1. body
  2. life
  3. oneself
  4. personally
  5. one's morality and conduct
  6. the main part of a structure or body
  7. pregnant
  8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. Kangxi radical 158
2 临 lín
  1. to face
  2. to overlook
  3. to arrive
  4. to be (just) about to
  5. just before
3 其 qí
  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their
  5. that
  6. such
  7. it (refers to sth preceding it)
4 境 jìng
  1. border
  2. place
  3. condition
  4. boundary
  5. circumstances
  6. territory