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Definitions for: Vista [n] the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
Webster (1913) Definition: Vis"ta, n.; pl. Vistas. [It., sight, view, fr. vedere,
p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See
View, Vision.]
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.
Synonyms: aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view
See Also: background, coast, exposure, foreground, glimpse, ground, middle distance, side view, tableau, visual image, visual percept
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