horizons
Where earth meets sky
Horizons is the plural of horizon—the line where earth and sky appear to meet.
More often it refers figuratively to the limits of one's knowledge, experience, or ambition: Travel broadens your horizons.
To expand or broaden your horizons is to seek new experiences or understanding.
The job opened up new horizons for her.
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
viewpoint · outlook · perspective · sightline · vantage · visibility · tableau · sweep
Expected future outcomes
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- goalsIntended end results
ambitions · foresight · anticipation · vision · dreams · possibilities · opportunities · planning
Imposed maximum points
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- brinkCritical boundary point
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
threshold · terminus · endpoint · extremity · confines · periphery · frontier · outskirts
Increasing in extent
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- growthIncrease in size
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
development · extension · deepening · worldview · cultural · intellectual · experiential · travel
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
scenery · viewpoint · outlook · perspective · sightline · vantage · visibility · tableau · sweep · expanse
prospects
Expected future outcomes
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- destinyPredetermined course of events
goals · ambitions · foresight · anticipation · vision · dreams · possibilities · opportunities · planning · projections
limits
Imposed maximum points
borderline · threshold · terminus · endpoint · extremity · confines · periphery · frontier · outskirts · barrier
broadening
Increasing in extent
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- growthIncrease in size
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
exploration · development · extension · deepening · worldview · cultural · intellectual · experiential · travel · learning
- Scenic Shotsvistas, scenery, panoramas, scenic views, sunsets
- seascapesseascape, seascapes, ocean view, coastal view, coastal scenes
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- stratigraphystrata, rock layers, formations, beds, layers
- scenerylandscapes, vistas, panoramas, valleys, coastlines
- skiesblue skies, clouds, night sky, night skies, stormy skies
horizonsforeground
Nearest visual plane
immediate surroundings · here and now · close quarters · proximity · vicinity
horizonslimitations
Imposed or inherent bounds
constraints · boundaries · tunnel vision · blinders · myopia
horizonsorigins
Points where things start
roots · present moment · here and now · past · history
- on the horizonSoon to arrive
- Deepwater HorizonFailed offshore drilling platform
- horizontal lineMark parallel to horizon
- beyond the horizonPast visible limits
- horizon lineApparent earth-sky junction
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
horizon, horizontal, artificial horizon, horizontally, horizonless, event horizon