Because they are loose-fitting and easy-to-wear, samue are not necessarily unique to monks but often treated as a kind of relaxing room-wear along with jinbei (informal summer clothes for men), and they are warmly regarded by many.
身体を締め付けず着用しやすいため、現在では僧侶固有のものとしてではなく甚平と共に単なる部屋着の一種として扱われることも多く、熱心な愛好者もいる。