VISTA


Meaning of VISTA in English

/ ˈvɪstə; NAmE / noun

1.

( literary ) a beautiful view, for example, of the countryside, a city, etc.

SYN panorama ➡ note at view

2.

( formal ) a range of things that might happen in the future

SYN prospect :

This new job could open up whole new vistas for her.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Italian , literally view , from visto seen, past participle of vedere see, from Latin videre .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.