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vista.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɪstə//ˈviːstə/
  1. A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.

  2. A site offering such a view.

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

    figuratively
    a vista of pleasure to come
    dim vistas of the past
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.

verb/ˈvɪstə//ˈviːstə/
  1. To make a vista or landscape of.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.

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