ˈvistə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, sight, view, from visto (past participle of vedere to see, from Latin vidēre ), from Latin visus (past participle of vidēre to see) + Italian -to, past participle suffix (from Latin -tus )
1.
a. : a more or less distant view through or along an avenue or opening (as between rows of trees) : prospect
garden … noted for its long vistas of formal beds between lines of evergreens — American Guide Series: Maryland
a vista opened among the dancers — Rebecca West
b. : an extended view afforded by an architectural feature (as a corridor or opening in walls)
galleries extended into vistas by mirrors
vistas of stone passages with numbered doors — Christopher Isherwood
2. : an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events) : a prospect opening out to thought
before us an infinite vista of human improvement — Times Literary Supplement
leading her memories down forgotten vistas — B.A.Williams