open landscapes
Wide treeless expanses
Open landscapes are wide, unobstructed expanses of land with few trees, buildings, or other vertical elements blocking the view.
The term appears in discussions of scenery, land use, and conservation: The region is known for its open landscapes of rolling grassland.
Open landscapes may be natural (prairies, tundra, moors) or shaped by agriculture and grazing.
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- desertsAbandons or barren lands
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- savannasTropical grassland ecosystems
vastness · sky · amber waves · wind · windswept plains · endless horizon · meadows · golden hour · sun · ecosystems · prairie · horizon · vista · tundras · steppes · openness · plateaus · freedom
open landscapesenclosed spaces
Areas with boundaries
confined spaces · dense forest · box canyons · slot canyons · gorges
open landscapesold-growth forest
Long-undisturbed mature woodland ecosystem
scrubland · forest · forests · dense forest · dense forests
open landscapesurban areas
Developed, populated regions
cityscapes · city centers · industrial zones · downtown areas · sprawl