Sensitivity assessment is a prerequisite, an evidential basis, and a directional guide for future rural development. Integrating ecological, perceptual, and cultural dimensions can inform comprehensive and effi cient landscape design. Taking Anji County, Zhejiang Province, as a case, this study develops a three-tier evaluation framework comprising nine categories and seventeen indicators for rural landscape sensitivity across the three dimensions. Indicator weights are determined using the entropy-weight method, expert scoring method, and equal weighting, and multi-source data are integrated on a GIS platform. Each dimension is evaluated separately, then normalized and combined through an equally weighted overlay to produce a composite sensitivity map. At the same time, the degree of coupling coordination in the three-dimensional system is evaluated. Integrating the three-dimensional system coupling and coordination relationship, we further explore the infl uencing factors of landscape sensitivity in Anji and propose a landscape planning path of zonal control and overall activation. The framework and fi ndings provide methodological guidance and empirical evidence for spatial regulation and landscape character management in Anji and comparable rural counties.