This study examines high school students' metaphorical perceptions in relation to the concept of environment. The study employs the phenomenological research design. The participants were 112 students studying at two different high schools in Ankara. As the data gathering tool, a survey form developed by the researcher was used in the study. The form contains two sections. The first section is a personal information form, and the second is related to forming metaphors. In the data analysis, content analysis technique was used. As a result of the content analysis, common categories were formed considering the common characteristics between the topic and the source of metaphors, and the metaphors were presented with frequency and percentage information. The study revealed that the high school students produced 29 valid metaphors which were in the categories of place of living, liveliness, natural life, cleanness and emotional connection. After examining the metaphors produced by the students, most metaphors were in the place of living category and the most stated metaphor was one's home.