With the purpose of acquiring an image with a wider field of view than a single scanner, this scanning observation apparatus (1) includes: light sources (5a, 5b, 5c) that emit illumination light beams two or more scanners (13a, 13b) that scan the illumination light beams from the light sources two or more emission units (3a, 3b) that irradiate different locations along the surface of a subject to be observed (A) with the illumination light beams scanned by the scanners a light detection unit (10) that detects return light beams returning from the subject after being irradiated with the illumination light beams emitted from the emission units, said light detection unit (10) detecting the return light beams by receiving the return light beams by means of a light receiving unit (14) which is disposed in a position different from the emission units that emit the illumination light beams a timing control unit (12) that controls emission timings so that the illumination light beams are emitted from the emission units non-simultaneously and an image generation unit (11) that generates an image of the subject on the basis of the intensity of the return light beams detected by the light detection unit and illumination locations of the illumination light beams.Dans le but dacquérir une image à champ de vision plus large quun scanner individuel, cette invention concerne un appareil dobservation à balayage (1) comprenant : des sources de lumière (5a, 5b, 5c) qui émettent des faisceaux lumineux déclairage au moins deux scanners (13a, 13b) qui balayent les faisceaux lumineux déclairage émanant des sources de lumière au moins deux unités démission (3a, 3b) qui exposent différents emplacements à la surface du sujet à observer (A) aux faisceaux de lumière déclairage balayés par les scanners une unité de détection de lumière (10) qui détecte les faisceaux de lumière de retour renvoyés par le sujet qui a été exposé aux faisceaux de lumière déclairage émanant des unités démission, o
