DIORAMA

noun Etymology: French, from dia- + -orama (as in panorama, from English) Date: 1823 a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening, 2. a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background, a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted background, dioramic adjective