1
: a distant view through or along an avenue or opening : prospect
2
: an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events)
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Vista is generally used today for broad sweeping views of the kind you might see from a mountaintop. But the word originally meant an avenue-like view, narrowed by a line of trees on either side. And vista has also long been used (like view and outlook) to mean a mental scan of the future—as if you were riding down a long grand avenue and what you could see a mile or so ahead of you was where you'd be in the very near future.
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Noun
a gorgeous vista of the mountains from the front window
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Next on the itinerary is the storybook town of Innsbruck, which comes complete with stunning mountain vistas and quaint Bavarian architecture.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Beyond the intimate vestibule entrance, 22-foot ceilings soar over a massive great room that spills out onto a covered patio and a swimming pool with mesmerizing mountain vistas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Four bedrooms and four full baths spread across its two levels next to stunning vistas of the Big Apple skyline and beyond.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In the former, Domino Park, just north of the Brooklyn Bridge, is one of the newest gathering spots for sunshine and vistas of Manhattan’s landmarks.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Next on the itinerary is the storybook town of Innsbruck, which comes complete with stunning mountain vistas and quaint Bavarian architecture.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Beyond the intimate vestibule entrance, 22-foot ceilings soar over a massive great room that spills out onto a covered patio and a swimming pool with mesmerizing mountain vistas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Four bedrooms and four full baths spread across its two levels next to stunning vistas of the Big Apple skyline and beyond.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Vista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vista. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Vista
geographical name
Vis·ta
ˈvi-stə 
city in southwestern California north of San Diego population 93,834
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