VISTA

view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama

(noun) the visual percept of a region; “the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vista (plural vistas)

A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.

A site offering such a view.

(figuratively) A vision; a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination.

Verb

vista (third-person singular simple present vistas, present participle vistaing, simple past and past participle vistaed)

(transitive) To make a vista or landscape of.

Anagrams

• vitas

Proper noun

Vista

A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

Source: Wiktionary


Vis"ta, n.; pl. Vistas. Etym: [It., sight, view, fr. vedere, p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See View, Vision.]

Definition: A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue. The finished garden to the view Its vistas opens, and its alleys green. Thomson. In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. Burke. The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his window. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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