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A vista is a wide view of a scene, especially a sweeping outdoor scene such as a mountain valley or beach.

Traditionally, vista referred to a view seen through a long, narrow passage, such as between two rows of trees or buildings, but this meaning is now less commonly used.

Example: The description for this hotel room claims that we’ll have a vista of the mountain at sunrise from our balcony.

The English vista emerged in the mid-1600s. It comes from the Italian vista, meaning “a view” or “a sight.” The Italian vista—as well as the same word in Spanish and Portuguese—derives from the Latin verb ������ŧ����, which also means “to see” and is the root of view and vision.

Vista was once traditionally used to refer to a narrow view of something, such as the view down a mountain through rows of trees, or of a cityscape between skyscrapers. But today it is often used generally to describe any wide outdoor view that is considered beautiful (a view of a landfill would be unlikely to be called a vista). Vista most often refers to a view that is uninterrupted—meaning there are no big, tall things in the way to block the scene. For that reason, it often implies that the view is from a high place, such as a balcony or mountaintop. For example, thousands of people travel to the Grand Canyon each year just for a look at the vista of the canyon below. People love to look at vistas, so of course they also love to take photos of them and paint them. You’re likely to see the word in descriptions of landscape paintings and Instagram pictures taken from people’s hotel windows.

Vista is often combined with a word indicating the particular type of view in phrases like mountain vista and ocean vista.��

What are some other forms related to vista?

• vistaless (adjective)

What are some synonyms for vista?

• view
• outlook
• panorama
• prospect

What are some words that share a root or word element with vista?��

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• view
• vision
• vistaed

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What are some words that often get used in discussing vista?

• landscape
• scenery
• beautiful
• mountain
• ocean

Everyone loves a vista, and everyone loves to share their photos of beautiful vistas. The word is most often used to describe a big view of an ocean or mountain scene.

Here's another work-in-progress. I love painting Icelandic vistas in oil.

— EMTfinearts (@EmTfinearts)

A beautiful ocean vista off the California coast (taken during our Expedition Alpha cruise) Life onboard is lovely!

— SeaBronies@home (@SeaBronies)

This Sunday will be running through this beautiful vista at Khajuraho Half Marathon.

— Sandeep Mall  (@SandeepMall)

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Is vista used correctly in the following sentence?

The hike was difficult, but we were rewarded with a spectacular vista from the top.