(~s)
1.
A ~ is a view in which you can see a long way over a wide area of land, usually because you are on high ground.
Horton looked out over a ~ of fertile valleys and gentle hills.
= vista
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
A ~ is a broad view of a state of affairs or of a constantly changing series of events.
The play presents a ~ of the history of communism.
N-COUNT: usu N of n