VISTA


Meaning of VISTA in English

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

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