vista
noun/ˈvɪstə/
/ˈvɪstə/
- (literary) a beautiful view, for example, of the countryside, a city, etc. synonym panorama
- She turned her gaze towards the soothing vista of river and fields.
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- (formal) a range of things that might happen in the future synonym prospect
- This new job could open up whole new vistas for her.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘view’, from visto ‘seen’, past participle of vedere ‘see’, from Latin videre.
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